Shloka 49
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
यथा सुखं जुषध्वं भो इति वाच्यमनिष्टुरम् ।
भुञ्जीरंश्च ततस्तेऽपि तच्चित्ता मौनिनः सुखम् ॥
yathā sukhaṃ juṣadhvaṃ bho iti vācyamaniṣṭhuram / bhuñjīraṃśca tataste 'pi taccittā mauninaḥ sukham
Puis il doit dire avec douceur, sans rudesse : «Veuillez prendre votre repas à l’aise, seigneurs.» Alors ils doivent manger en silence, satisfaits, l’esprit fixé sur ce rite, dans le calme.
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FAQs
The rite is sustained by vāṅ-niyama (discipline of speech): gentleness toward guests is itself dharma, and the guests’ silence indicates focused participation rather than casual eating.
Supplementary dharma material (ācāra) rather than pañcalakṣaṇa narrative segments.
Silence (mauna) during consumption functions as a containment of prāṇa and attention, making the act of eating an inward offering aligned to pitṛ-tarpaṇa intent.