Shloka 38
अध्याय २९७ — श्रेयः, धृति, दान-नियमाः
Welfare, Steadfastness, and Norms of Giving
गृहेषु येषामसव: पतन्ति तेषामथो निर्हरणं प्रशस्तम् । यानेन वै प्रापणं च श्मशाने शौचेन नूनं विधिना चैव दाह:
gṛheṣu yeṣām asavaḥ patanti teṣām atho nirharaṇaṁ praśastam | yānena vai prāpaṇaṁ ca śmaśāne śaucena nūnaṁ vidhinā caiva dāhaḥ ||
Parāśara enseigne que, lorsque le souffle vital d’une personne s’éteint dans une maison, il est jugé convenable de la faire sortir du logis sans délai. Après la mort, le corps doit être porté sur une civière jusqu’au lieu de crémation et—en maintenant la pureté rituelle—être brûlé selon la procédure prescrite par les Écritures.
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse instructs that dharma requires prompt removal of a dying/deceased person from the house and performance of cremation at the cremation ground with ritual purity and scripturally prescribed procedure.
Parāśara is giving normative guidance on proper conduct surrounding death—how the body should be taken out, conveyed to the śmaśāna, and cremated according to śāstric rules.