Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
एवं शुद्धिसमोपेते द्रव्ये प्राप्ते गृहांतिकम् । पूर्वेद्युः सायमासाद्य श्राद्धार्हाणां द्विजन्मनाम्
evaṃ śuddhisamopete dravye prāpte gṛhāṃtikam | pūrvedyuḥ sāyamāsādya śrāddhārhāṇāṃ dvijanmanām
یوں جب پاکیزگی سے آراستہ اور موزوں سامان گھر کے اندر پہنچ جائے تو پچھلے دن شام کے وقت اُن دِوِجوں (دو بار جنمے) کے پاس جا کر انتظام کرے جو شرادھ کے لائق ہوں۔
Bhartṛyajña (contextual continuation)
Listener: Ānarta (king)
Scene: Evening before Śrāddha: a householder arranges clean vessels, darbha, grains; then respectfully approaches learned dvijas at their dwelling/assembly to invite them.
FAQs
Śrāddha succeeds through forethought and purity—right materials and right recipients are to be arranged with care.
No particular tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it concerns procedural preparation.
After securing pure materials, approach and invite śrāddha-worthy dvijas on the previous evening.