ये समाना इति द्वाभ्यामेतच्छ्राद्धं सपिण्डनम् । अमावास्यां तु यच्छ्राद्धं तत्पार्वणमुदाहृतम्
ye samānā iti dvābhyāmetacchrāddhaṃ sapiṇḍanam | amāvāsyāṃ tu yacchrāddhaṃ tatpārvaṇamudāhṛtam
Le śrāddha lié au rite de sapiṇḍana, l’union du défunt à l’offrande des ancêtres, est indiqué par les deux mantras commençant par « ye samānā… ». Et le śrāddha accompli au jour d’amāvāsyā (nouvelle lune) est déclaré « pārvaṇa-śrāddha ».
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Night-to-dawn amāvāsyā setting at a tīrtha: the yajamāna and priest recite ‘ye samānā…’ while offering piṇḍas; a subtle ancestral presence is suggested; lamps flicker near water’s edge.
Ancestral rites are not generic; specific śrāddhas have specific liturgical markers and timings, preserving correctness and reverence toward the Pitṛs.
The teaching occurs within the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, tying orthodox Pitṛ-dharma to the sanctified landscape of Prabhāsa.
Sapiṇḍana-śrāddha is identified via the “ye samānā…” mantras; śrāddha done on Amāvasyā is defined as pārvaṇa-śrāddha.