Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 46
खञ्जाश्च दर्दुराः षण्ढा वार्द्धुष्याश्च कृषीवलाः । भिन्नवृत्तिकराः पुत्र नियोज्या न कदाचन
khañjāśca dardurāḥ ṣaṇḍhā vārddhuṣyāśca kṛṣīvalāḥ | bhinnavṛttikarāḥ putra niyojyā na kadācana
اے بیٹے، لنگڑے، شدید بیماری میں مبتلا، نامرد، بوڑھے، زرعی مزدور اور بے قاعدہ روزی کمانے والوں کو کبھی بھی (ایسی رسومات کے لیے) مقرر نہیں کیا جانا چاہیے۔
Mārkaṇḍeya (context continues)
Scene: A kingly patron consults a ritual preceptor who enumerates exclusions; a group of potential assistants stands aside, while the sacred river and ritual vessels indicate the rite’s setting.
FAQs
The text frames śrāddha as a strict dharmic rite requiring carefully chosen officiants according to traditional norms.
The wider passage remains within the Revā/Narmadā Māhātmya; the rules are given in that tīrtha context.
It lists categories of persons who should not be engaged/appointed for śrāddha, as part of ritual protocol.