Shloka 25
Adhyaya 30 — Madālasā’s Instruction on Household Duties and Naimittika–Śrāddha Rites
क्रियां श्राद्धाश्रयामन्यां नित्यनैमित्तिकीं शृणु ।
दर्शस्तत्र निमित्तं वै कालश्चन्द्रक्षयात्मकः ।
नित्यतां नियतः कालस्तस्याः संसूचयत्यथ ॥
kriyāṃ śrāddhāśrayām anyāṃ nityanaimittikīṃ śṛṇu | darśas tatra nimittaṃ vai kālaś candrakṣayātmakaḥ | nityatāṃ niyataḥ kālas tasyāḥ saṃsūcayaty atha ||
والآن اسمع شعيرةً أخرى متصلةً بالشرادها (śrāddha)، وهي منتظمةٌ وكذلك تُؤدَّى لسببٍ عارض. فهناك يكون «دارشا» (darśa)، يوم القمر الجديد، هو المناسبة حقًّا؛ ويُعرَف وقتها بانحسار القمر وبلوغه نهايته. والوقت المحدد المنظَّم يدلّ بذلك على تكرارها المنتظم.
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FAQs
Dharma is coordinated with time: ritual life is disciplined by recurring cosmic markers (like the lunar cycle), teaching steadiness and remembrance of ancestors through predictable observances.
Again, this is dharma-ācāra material rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita; it is an instructional layer typical of many Purāṇas.
The moon’s ‘kṣaya’ (disappearance) symbolizes liminality and transition—an apt moment for offerings to pitṛs, bridging visibility/invisibility, presence/absence.