Shloka 52
मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
श्रद्धावद्भिः कृतं यत्नाद् देवान् पितृपितामहान् न प्रीणयति तच् छ्राद्धं यद्य् एभिर् अवलोकितम्
śraddhāvadbhiḥ kṛtaṃ yatnād devān pitṛpitāmahān na prīṇayati tac chrāddhaṃ yady ebhir avalokitam
શ્રદ્ધાથી અને અત્યંત પ્રયત્નથી કરેલું શ્રાદ્ધ પણ દેવો તથા પિતૃ-પિતામહોને પ્રસન્ન કરતું નથી, જો તે આ (અયોગ્ય) લોકોની નજર હેઠળ કરવામાં આવે।
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse stresses that Śrāddha is not merely an offering but a dharmic act whose effectiveness depends on proper conditions; even sincere effort can fail to please Devas and Pitṛs if performed in an improper setting.
In the Śrāddha instructions, Parāśara emphasizes that faith and effort must be joined with correct observance—right place, right conduct, and avoidance of obstructing influences—so the rite reaches the intended divine and ancestral recipients.
Though Vishnu is not named in this verse, the teaching aligns with Vaishnava dharma: cosmic order is upheld when rites are performed as prescribed, and their fruits ultimately rest within Vishnu’s sovereign governance of karma and ritual law.