Shloka 25
Adhyaya 30 — Madālasā’s Instruction on Household Duties and Naimittika–Śrāddha Rites
क्रियां श्राद्धाश्रयामन्यां नित्यनैमित्तिकीं शृणु ।
दर्शस्तत्र निमित्तं वै कालश्चन्द्रक्षयात्मकः ।
नित्यतां नियतः कालस्तस्याः संसूचयत्यथ ॥
kriyāṃ śrāddhāśrayām anyāṃ nityanaimittikīṃ śṛṇu | darśas tatra nimittaṃ vai kālaś candrakṣayātmakaḥ | nityatāṃ niyataḥ kālas tasyāḥ saṃsūcayaty atha ||
Écoute maintenant un autre rite lié au śrāddha, qui est à la fois régulier et circonstanciel. Là, le ‘darśa’ (jour de nouvelle lune) constitue bien l’occasion ; son moment se reconnaît au déclin ou à l’achèvement de la lune. Et le temps fixé et réglé indique ainsi sa récurrence régulière.
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FAQs
Dharma is coordinated with time: ritual life is disciplined by recurring cosmic markers (like the lunar cycle), teaching steadiness and remembrance of ancestors through predictable observances.
Again, this is dharma-ācāra material rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita; it is an instructional layer typical of many Purāṇas.
The moon’s ‘kṣaya’ (disappearance) symbolizes liminality and transition—an apt moment for offerings to pitṛs, bridging visibility/invisibility, presence/absence.