Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 30, Shloka 13
Adhyaya 30 — Madālasā’s Instruction on Household Duties and Naimittika–Śrāddha Rites
तच्चापि दैवरहितमेकाऽर्घ्यैकपवित्रकम् ।
नैवाग्नौकरणं तत्र तच्चावाहनवर्जितम् ॥
taccāpi daivarahitam ekārghyaikapavitrakam |
naivāgnaukaraṇaṃ tatra taccāvāhanavarjitam ||
वह एकोद्दिष्ट कर्म भी देवताओं को नैवेद्य/उपहार दिए बिना किया जाता है; उसमें एक ही अर्घ्य और एक ही पवित्र (कुश-वलय) होता है। उसमें होम का प्रयोग नहीं होता और आवाहन भी नहीं किया जाता।
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FAQs
The text distinguishes ancestral rites from deity-centered yajña: for certain śrāddhas, simplicity and focused intention toward the departed is emphasized over elaborate fire and invocation procedures.
This passage belongs to ācāra/dharma instruction rather than the core pañcalakṣaṇa topics (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). It is ancillary dharma-śāstric material embedded in the Purāṇa.
The omission of āvāhana and fire-rites signals a ‘quiet’ rite: the offering is directed by memory, lineage-connection, and intention (saṅkalpa) rather than by summoning divinities through external ritual technology.