Shloka 24

Adhyaya 32 — Rules for Parvana Śrāddha: Foods that Please the Ancestors and Items to Avoid

Sanskrit

पतितैर्मलिनैश्चैव न पुष्णाति पितामहान् ।

वर्जनीयं तथा श्राद्धे तथोदक्याश्च दर्शनम् ॥

Transliteration

patitair malinaiś caiva na puṣṇāti pitāmahān / varjanīyaṃ tathā śrāddhe tathodakyāś ca darśanam

Translation

Durch Umgang mit Gefallenen (patita) und Unreinen nährt man die Pitṛ (Ahnen) nicht. Darum sind sie im śrāddha zu meiden; ebenso ist der Anblick bzw. die Anwesenheit einer Frau im udakyā-Zustand (Menstruations-/ritueller Zeitraum) zu meiden.

Speakers

• Dharmic instruction within Markandeya Purana’s ritual discourse (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Śrāddha
• Pitṛ Pūjā
• Ritual eligibility
• Śauca-āśauca