Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62
अत्र मातुः पृथक्छ्राद्धमन्यत्र पतिना सह । वृद्धिश्राद्धे तु मात्रादि गयायां पितृपूर्वकम्
atra mātuḥ pṛthakchrāddhamanyatra patinā saha | vṛddhiśrāddhe tu mātrādi gayāyāṃ pitṛpūrvakam
یہاں ماں کا شرادھ الگ کیا جاتا ہے؛ دوسری جگہوں پر شوہر کے ساتھ ملا کر۔ مگر وردھی شرادھ میں ماں وغیرہ (ماتریہ رشتہ دار) سے آغاز مناسب ہے، اور گیا میں پِتر پکش پہلے۔
Unknown (contextual narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a listener)
Tirtha: Guptagayā/Goṣpada at Prabhāsa; Gayā referenced
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritual teacher explains śrāddha ordering to a householder couple at a Prabhāsa riverbank: separate plates for maternal rites; a second vignette hints at Gayā where paternal line offerings are prioritized.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma preserves nuanced ritual etiquette—honoring both maternal and paternal lines with context-sensitive order and propriety.
The chapter’s setting is Goṣpada Tīrtha in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, with Gayā cited as a benchmark for pitṛ rites.
Rules about whether the mother’s śrāddha is separate or conjoint, and the ordering in vṛddhi-śrāddha (maternal-first) versus Gayā (paternal-first).