Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
कर्तव्यमृषिभिर्दृष्टं पिण्याकेन गुडेन च । श्राद्धं तत्र प्रकर्तव्यमर्घ्यावाहनवर्जितम्
kartavyamṛṣibhirdṛṣṭaṃ piṇyākena guḍena ca | śrāddhaṃ tatra prakartavyamarghyāvāhanavarjitam
如诸仙圣（ṛṣi）所见并所许可，即使用油饼渣（piṇyāka）与粗糖（guḍa）亦可如法行供。在此圣地应行 śrāddha，而省略 arghya 与正式的 āvāhana（迎请）。
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.
FAQs
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.