Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
सोमाय पितृमते स्वधेति च ततः परम् । हुतमन्नं च शेषं च श्राद्धार्हेभ्यः प्रदीयते
somāya pitṛmate svadheti ca tataḥ param | hutamannaṃ ca śeṣaṃ ca śrāddhārhebhyaḥ pradīyate
پھر اس کے بعد: “سوم کے لیے، جو پِتروں کو پسند ہے—سودھا۔” اور جو کھانا آگ میں ہون کیا گیا ہو اور جو باقی رہے، وہ شرادھ کے اہل لوگوں کو دے دیا جائے۔
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: The second offering is made into the fire with ‘svadhā’; afterward, brāhmaṇas sit in a line receiving śrāddha food served respectfully; the atmosphere is quiet and sanctified.
FAQs
Ancestral rites unite offering and charity: mantra to Soma and giving food to the worthy completes the dharmic circuit of merit.
The verse emphasizes śrāddha completion and dāna; it does not identify the tīrtha by name.
Offer an āhuti to Soma with “svadhā,” then distribute both the offered and remaining food to śrāddha-eligible brāhmaṇas.