Shloka 7
Adhyaya 30 — Madālasā’s Instruction on Household Duties and Naimittika–Śrāddha Rites
युग्माश्चात्र द्विजाः कार्यास्ते च पूज्याः प्रदक्षिणम् ।
एतन्नैमित्तिकं वृद्धौ तथान्यच्चौर्ध्वदेहिकम् ॥
yugmāś cātra dvijāḥ kāryās te ca pūjyāḥ pradakṣiṇam | etan naimittikaṃ vṛddhau tathānyac caurdhvadehikam ||
Here, the twice-born (brāhmaṇas) should be engaged in even numbers, and they are to be honored with circumambulation. This is an occasional (naimittika) rite for times of prosperity/increase; and so too are other post-funeral (aurdhvadehika) rites.
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FAQs
Dharma is enacted through respect and proper social-ritual relationships: honoring qualified recipients (dvijas) is presented as part of honoring the Pitṛs and sustaining communal order.
Not pañcalakṣaṇa proper; it is ritual-dharma instruction embedded in Purāṇic teaching.
Even numbers and pradakṣiṇā symbolize balance and auspicious circulation of merit (puṇya) between visible community and unseen ancestors.