Shloka 22
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
श्वभ्यश्न श्वपचेभ्यश्व वयोभ्यश्वावपेद् भुवि । वैश्वदेवं हि नामैतत् सायंप्रातर्विधीयते
śvabhyaśna śvapacebhyaśva vayobhyaśvāvaped bhuvi | vaiśvadevaṃ hi nāmaitat sāyaṃprātar vidhīyate
Vāyu sprach: „Man soll Speise auf die Erde legen – für Hunde, für Ausgestoßene, die Hundefleisch essen, und ebenso für die Vögel. Dies heißt wahrlich das Vaiśvadeva-Opfer, und es ist abends wie morgens zu vollziehen.“
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Daily dharma includes sharing food beyond one’s household—offering portions to animals and even marginalized humans—framed as the Vaiśvadeva rite performed morning and evening.
Vāyu instructs about a prescribed daily practice: placing food on the ground as an offering for dogs, śvapacas, and birds, identifying this act as the Vaiśvadeva observance done twice daily.