Shloka 14

Adhyaya 13 — The Son’s Account of Hell and the Question of Unseen Sin

Sanskrit

पर्वकालेषु पितरस्तिथिकालेषु देवताः ।

पुरुषं स्वयमायान्ति निपानमिव धेनवः ॥

Transliteration

parvakāleṣu pitaras tithikāleṣu devatāḥ | puruṣaṃ svayam āyānti nipānam iva dhenavaḥ

Translation

Aux temps de fête et de rite, les ancêtres viennent d’eux-mêmes vers l’homme; et aux jours lunaires sacrés, les divinités viennent aussi spontanément, comme les vaches vont d’elles-mêmes à l’abreuvoir.

Speakers

• Vipaścit (continuing); general doctrinal statement within his account

Key Themes

• Pitṛ-tarpaṇa / ancestor rites
• Tithi observance
• Reciprocity between humans and divine/ancestral realms