Adhyaya 30 — Madālasā’s Instruction on Household Duties and Naimittika–Śrāddha Rites
अभिरण्यतामिति ब्रूयाद् ब्रूयुस्ते 'भिरताः स्म ह ।
प्रतिमासं भवेदेतत् कार्यमावात्सरं नरैः ॥
abhiraṇyatām iti brūyād brūyus te 'bhiratāḥ sma ha | pratimāsaṃ bhaved etat kāryam ā vatsaraṃ naraiḥ ||
वह कहे: ‘अभिरण्यताम्’ (आनन्द/समृद्धि हो)। वे (ब्राह्मण) कहें: ‘अभिरताः स्म’ (हम प्रसन्न हैं)। यह विधि पुरुषों द्वारा हर महीने, पूरे एक वर्ष तक करनी चाहिए।
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Dharma is sustained by repetition and community validation: the exchange of blessings marks social and ritual completion, while the year-long discipline expresses steady care for the departed.
Ritual-dharma instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
A monthly cadence mirrors lunar time; steady observance symbolically guides the departed through stages, converting grief into regulated offering and remembrance.