Shloka 8
Adhyaya 32 — Rules for Parvana Śrāddha: Foods that Please the Ancestors and Items to Avoid
अनन्तां वै प्रयच्छन्ति तृप्तिं गौरीसुतस्तथा ।
पितॄणां नात्र सन्देहो गयाश्राद्धञ्च पुत्रक ॥
anantāṃ vai prayacchanti tṛptiṃ gaurīsutas tathā / pitṝṇāṃ nātra sandeho gayāśrāddhaṃ ca putraka
En verdad, éstos otorgan una satisfacción sin fin—así lo declara también el hijo de Gaurī. Para los Pitṛs no hay duda alguna de ello, hijo mío; y lo mismo ocurre con el śrāddha realizado en Gayā.
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FAQs
The text elevates certain rites (notably Gayā-śrāddha) as exceptionally efficacious, reinforcing the Purāṇic ethic that place (tīrtha), method, and śraddhā (faithful intent) jointly shape karmic and ancestral outcomes.
This is tīrtha-and-dharma instruction (ancillary), not a direct instance of sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita.
‘Endless satisfaction’ suggests a rite that breaks ordinary time-accounting of merit. Gayā functions as a liminal ‘crossing place’ where offerings are believed to reach ancestors with maximal continuity.