Shloka 4
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
तेपसम्बन्धिनश्चान्ये पितामहपितामहात् ।
प्रभृत्युक्तास्त्रयस्तेषां यजमानश्च सप्तमः ॥
tepasambandhinaś cānye pitāmahapitāmahāt | prabhṛty uktās trayas teṣāṃ yajamānaś ca saptamaḥ ||
আরও অনেকে ‘তেপ’ নামে গৌণ সম্পর্কের দ্বারা যুক্ত—পিতামহের পিতামহ থেকে ঊর্ধ্বে শুরু করে এমন তিনজনের কথা বলা হয়; আর যজমান এই সাতজনের বিন্যাসে সপ্তম।
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FAQs
The rite is anchored in a defined kin-network: dharma is operationalized through explicit relational boundaries, preventing both neglect and overreach in ritual address.
Ancillary dharma instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
The ‘seven’ implies a complete field of lineage influence around the performer—an ordered mandala of ancestry in which offerings circulate.