Shloka 23
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
विशिष्टः श्रोत्रियो योगी वेदविज्ज्येष्ठसामगः ।
त्रिणाचिकेतस्त्रिमधुस्त्रिसुपर्णः षडङ्गवित् ॥
viśiṣṭaḥ śrotriyo yogī vedavid jyeṣṭha-sāmagaḥ /
triṇāciketas tri-madhus tri-suparṇaḥ ṣaḍaṅgavit
শ্রাদ্ধে সর্বোত্তম সেই ব্যক্তি—বিশিষ্ট শ্রোত্রিয়, যোগী, বেদজ্ঞ, সামবেদের জ্যেষ্ঠ গায়ক; যিনি ত্রিনাচিকেত অগ্নিকর্মে, ‘ত্রি-মধু’ শিক্ষায়, ‘ত্রি-সুপর্ণ’ বিদ্যায় পারদর্শী এবং ষড়ঙ্গ বেদাঙ্গের জ্ঞানী।
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FAQs
Charity and offerings are ethically shaped by the worthiness of recipients; learning, discipline, and integrity are treated as conduits that carry the offering to its intended spiritual end (Pitṛ satisfaction).
Ācāra (ritual conduct) and varṇa-āśrama norms; not pancalakṣaṇa narrative.
The ‘qualified brāhmaṇa’ is a symbolic ‘living altar’: Vedic limbs (Vedāṅga) and yogic restraint represent inner purity, implying that the offering’s subtle efficacy depends on the receiver’s sattva and mantra-embodiment.