Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42
यच्छ्राद्धं मधुना हीनं तद्रसैः सकलैरपि । मिष्टान्नैरपि संयुक्तं तत्पितॄणां न तृप्तये
yacchrāddhaṃ madhunā hīnaṃ tadrasaiḥ sakalairapi | miṣṭānnairapi saṃyuktaṃ tatpitṝṇāṃ na tṛptaye
ศราทธะที่ถวายโดยปราศจากน้ำผึ้ง แม้จะครบด้วยรสทั้งปวงและมีอาหารหวานประกอบ ก็ยังไม่เป็นเหตุให้ปิตฤทั้งหลายอิ่มเอิบพอใจ
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya instructional style; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: A lavish śrāddha spread of sweet dishes and many flavors is shown, yet the Pitṛs remain unsatisfied and distant; a small empty spot where honey should be is highlighted, while the priest points to the missing madhu as the cause of doṣa.
FAQs
Ritual completeness matters in śrāddha: specific prescribed items are said to directly support pitṛ-tṛpti (ancestral satisfaction).
This verse functions as dharma-instruction within a Tīrthamāhātmya setting; the snippet itself does not name a particular tīrtha.
Honey (madhu) is presented as a key component in śrāddha; without it, even sweet and well-flavored offerings are said to be ineffective for pitṛ satisfaction.
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