वनस्पतिगते सोमे या च्छाया पूर्वतोमुखी । गजच्छाया तु सा ज्ञेया पितॄणां दत्तमक्षयम्
vanaspatigate some yā cchāyā pūrvatomukhī | gajacchāyā tu sā jñeyā pitṝṇāṃ dattamakṣayam
Cuando la Luna está en Vanaspati y la “sombra” mira hacia el oriente, debe saberse que es la “sombra de elefante” (gaja-chāyā); cuanto se ofrezca entonces a los Ancestros (pitṛs) se vuelve imperecedero.
Agniveśa
Scene: The Moon is shown aligned with a ‘Vanaspati’ marker; an east-facing shadow stretches on the ground like an elephant; a family performs pitṛ offerings, and the offerings are depicted as multiplying or shining to signify imperishability.
Certain sacred times amplify dharma: offerings to pitṛs made at auspicious moments yield akṣaya (inexhaustible) fruit.
The verse glorifies auspicious time rather than a named place, within a broader tīrtha-centric chapter.
Perform pitṛ offerings/śrāddha during the ‘gaja-chāyā’ condition (Moon in Vanaspati with east-facing chāyā) for akṣaya results.
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