Shloka 65
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
रजतस्य तथा कार्यं दर्शनं दानमेव वा ।
राजते हि स्वधा दुग्धा पितृभिः श्रूयते मही ।
तस्मात् पितॄणां रजतमभीष्टं प्रीतिवर्धनम् ॥
rajatasya tathā kāryaṃ darśanaṃ dānam eva vā | rājate hi svadhā dugdhā pitṛbhiḥ śrūyate mahī | tasmāt pitṝṇāṃ rajatam abhīṣṭaṃ prītivardhanam ||
Ainsi, au sujet de l’argent, il convient soit de le montrer (devant eux), soit de l’offrir en don. Car les Pitṛs disent que la terre est « brillante comme l’argent », et que Svadhā est comme le lait. C’est pourquoi l’argent est désiré par les Pitṛs et accroît leur satisfaction.
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FAQs
Material offerings are meaningful when tied to intention and tradition: even ‘showing’ silver functions as a respectful, auspicious element, while gifting it expresses generosity that pleases the ancestors.
Ācāra/Dharma instruction.
Linking silver-bright earth and milk-like Svadhā frames śrāddha as nourishment across realms: the offering principle (Svadhā) ‘feeds’ the Pitṛs, and silver symbolizes that luminous, sustaining medium.