Shloka 16
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
इस प्रकार बलि समर्पण करके ब्राह्मणको विधिपूर्वक भिक्षा दे। यदि ब्राह्मण न मिले तो अन्नमेंसे थोड़ा-सा अग्रग्रास निकालकर उसका अग्निमें होम कर दे ।। यदा श्राद्ध पितृभ्यो5पि दातुमिच्छेत मानव: । तदा पश्चात् प्रकुर्वीत निवृत्ते श्राद्धकर्मणि
yadā śrāddhaṃ pitṛbhyo 'pi dātum icchet mānavaḥ | tadā paścāt prakurvīta nivṛtte śrāddhakarmaṇi ||
Thus, after offering the bali, one should duly give alms to a Brahmin. If no Brahmin is found, one should take a small foremost portion from the food and offer it as homa into the fire. And if a person also wishes to offer a śrāddha to the Pitṛs (ancestral spirits), he should do so only afterwards—after the primary śrāddha rite has been properly completed.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual duties should be performed in the correct sequence: if one intends to offer to the ancestors as well, that offering must be done only after the main śrāddha rite is properly concluded, preserving dharmic order and purity of intention.
Vāyudeva is giving prescriptive guidance on śrāddha procedure, specifying when an additional offering to the Pitṛs should be performed—namely, only after the completion of the ongoing śrāddha ritual.