Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49
ब्राह्मणः कम्बलो गावः सूर्योग्निरतिथिश्च वै । तिला दर्भाश्च कालश्च नवैते कुतपाः स्मृताः
brāhmaṇaḥ kambalo gāvaḥ sūryogniratithiśca vai | tilā darbhāśca kālaśca navaite kutapāḥ smṛtāḥ
برہمن، کمبل، گائیں، سورج، آگ اور مہمان؛ تل، دربھہ گھاس اور زمانہ—یہ نو چیزیں ‘کُتپ’ کے نام سے یاد کی جاتی ہیں۔
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A śrāddha/dāna pavilion at Prabhāsa: a brāhmaṇa seated on a kambala, darbha spread, tilā in a vessel, sacred fire lit, cows nearby, the sun overhead, and an atithi being honored with water and food; time personified as a subtle wheel/clock motif.
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Śrāddha is upheld by sacred supports—persons, substances, and auspicious timing—so the rite becomes spiritually potent.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where śrāddha standards like the ‘kutapa’ set are taught within the place’s māhātmya.
Recognize and employ the nine ‘kutapas’ in śrāddha: Brāhmaṇa, blanket, cows, sun, fire, guest, sesame, darbha, and proper time.