भोजयेयुर्महान्नेन न ते विंदंति दुर्गतिम् । यस्तु भाद्रपदे मासे कृष्णपक्षे महालयम्
bhojayeyurmahānnena na te viṃdaṃti durgatim | yastu bhādrapade māse kṛṣṇapakṣe mahālayam
…et les nourrisse d’une nourriture abondante : de telles personnes ne rencontrent pas l’infortune. Mais celui qui, au mois de Bhādrapada, durant la quinzaine sombre, à Mahālaya…
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Mahālaya (Pitṛpakṣa) observance
Type: kshetra
Scene: A line of Veda-versed brāhmaṇas being served abundant dishes on leaf plates; the donor’s family stands reverently. Above, satisfied pitṛs appear serene, and a dark cloud of ‘durgati’ disperses.
Generous, properly dedicated ancestral offerings protect one from durgati (adverse fate).
The Setukhaṇḍa setting underlies the teaching, while the verse spotlights Mahālaya-kāla as sacred.
Feed worthy Brāhmaṇas with sufficient food as part of Mahālaya śrāddha for the ancestors.