Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 31, Shloka 16
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
अन्यायोपार्जितैरर्थैर्यच्छ्राद्धं क्रियते नरैः ।
तृप्यन्ते तेन चाण्डालपुक्कसाद्यासु योनिषु ॥
anyāyopārjitair arthair yac chrāddhaṃ kriyate naraiḥ / tṛpyante tena cāṇḍālapukkasādyāsu yoniṣu
If men perform śrāddha with wealth acquired by unjust means, then by that rite those relatives in births such as cāṇḍāla, pukkasa, and the like become satisfied.
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FAQs
Means matter: using unjust wealth for sacred duty alters the ‘destination’ of benefit, implying that impurity of acquisition constrains the fruit and mirrors karmic descent within the lineage.
Dharma/Ācāra; it is a moral-ritual rule rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara narrative.
Artha carries saṃskāra; unjust acquisition imprints the offering-substance, so the rite’s subtle ‘frequency’ aligns with lower conditions—an inner logic of resonance between cause (means) and effect (fruit).