Shloka 23
Adhyaya 32 — Rules for Parvana Śrāddha: Foods that Please the Ancestors and Items to Avoid
एवं रक्षा भवेच्छ्राद्धे कृता तातोभयोरपि ।
शावसूतकसंस्पृष्टं दीर्घरोगिभिरेव च ॥
evaṃ rakṣā bhavec chrāddhe kṛtā tātobhayor api / śāva-sūtaka-saṃspṛṣṭaṃ dīrgha-rogibhir eva ca
এইভাবে শ্রাদ্ধে কর্তা ও পিতৃগণের—উভয়েরই রক্ষা-ব্যবস্থা প্রতিষ্ঠিত বলে মানা হয়। কিন্তু শাব-অশৌচ বা সূতক-অশৌচে দুষ্ট ব্যক্তি এবং দীর্ঘরোগে পীড়িতদের স্পর্শিত অন্ন ও ক্রিয়া পরিত্যাগ করা উচিত।
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FAQs
Pitṛ-yajña (ancestral duty) is not merely emotional remembrance; it is a disciplined dharmic act. The verse stresses śauca (ritual integrity) so that the offering is fit to become a vehicle of benefit to the pitṛs and does not get obstructed by avoidable impurities.
It aligns with secondary purāṇic material on ācāra/dharma (ritual law), rather than the core five (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). In database terms: ‘Dharma-śāstra style injunction embedded in Purāṇa’.
Śāva and sūtaka mark liminal transitions (death/birth). Esoterically, the rite seeks a clear channel between worlds; contact with liminality and chronic affliction symbolizes ‘mixed currents’ that can blur the intended sankalpa (focused intention) of the offering.