Shloka 57
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
दत्त्वा च दक्षिणां शक्त्या सुस्वधास्त्विति तान् वदेत् ।
तैश्च तुष्टैस्तथेtyuktvā वाचयेद्वैश्वदेविकान् ॥
dattvā ca takṣiṇāṃ śaktyā susvadhāstviti tān vadet / taiśca tuṣṭaistathetyuktvā vācayedvaiśvadevikān
Et après avoir donné la dakṣiṇā (honoraires) selon ses moyens, qu’il leur dise : «Que la svadhā soit solidement établie !». Et lorsqu’ils répondent, satisfaits, «Qu’il en soit ainsi», alors qu’il fasse réciter les formules/rites vaiśvadevika (ou qu’il accomplisse la partie vaiśvadevika).
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FAQs
Completion requires gratitude and proper closure: dakṣiṇā acknowledges service and participation; the ‘svadhā’ formula seals the ancestral intent, and the vaiśvadevika portion integrates the rite into a broader sacrificial order.
Ācāra/dharma instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
‘Svadhā’ is the subtle ‘address’ by which offerings reach pitṛs; affirming it (‘su-svadhā’) is a ritual ‘locking’ of the channel, while invoking the Viśvedevas universalizes the offering beyond a single lineage.