पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धप्रश्नाः
Pitri-Origins and Shraddha Queries
कथं वा ते समुत्पन्नाः किंना मानः किमात्मकाः / स्वर्गे वै पितरो ह्येते देवानामपि देवताः
kathaṃ vā te samutpannāḥ kiṃnā mānaḥ kimātmakāḥ / svarge vai pitaro hyete devānāmapi devatāḥ
How did they arise, what is their honor, and what is their essential nature? In heaven these Pitṛs are indeed divinities even for the gods.