कर्तव्यमृषिभिर्दृष्टं पिण्याकेन गुडेन च । श्राद्धं तत्र प्रकर्तव्यमर्घ्यावाहनवर्जितम्
kartavyamṛṣibhirdṛṣṭaṃ piṇyākena guḍena ca | śrāddhaṃ tatra prakartavyamarghyāvāhanavarjitam
Theo điều các bậc ṛṣi đã thấy và chuẩn thuận, việc cúng dường cũng có thể làm bằng piṇyāka (bã dầu) và guḍa (đường thốt nốt/đường nâu). Tại tīrtha ấy, nên cử hành śrāddha, lược bỏ arghya và nghi thức āvāhana.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Tīrtha (general) within Kāśī framework
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim at a ghat performs śrāddha with simple offerings—oil-cake and jaggery—placing piṇḍas on leaves; the rite is simplified, without elaborate invitation gestures, emphasizing quiet focus.
At tīrthas, sincerity outweighs luxury—ancestral rites remain valid even with simple offerings, as approved by sages.
The instruction is embedded in Kāśīkhaṇḍa, applying to the tīrtha-context of Kāśī and its pilgrimage śrāddha customs.
Perform śrāddha at the tīrtha using simple items like piṇyāka and guḍa, and do it without arghya and āvāhana.