Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 30, Shloka 7
Adhyaya 30 — Madālasā’s Instruction on Household Duties and Naimittika–Śrāddha Rites
युग्माश्चात्र द्विजाः कार्यास्ते च पूज्याः प्रदक्षिणम् ।
एतन्नैमित्तिकं वृद्धौ तथान्यच्चौर्ध्वदेहिकम् ॥
yugmāś cātra dvijāḥ kāryās te ca pūjyāḥ pradakṣiṇam | etan naimittikaṃ vṛddhau tathānyac caurdhvadehikam ||
यहाँ द्विज (ब्राह्मण) सम संख्या में नियुक्त करने चाहिए और प्रदक्षिणा द्वारा उनका सम्मान करना चाहिए। यह वृद्धि/समृद्धि के अवसर का नैमित्तिक कर्म है; और इसी प्रकार अन्य और्ध्वदेहिक (अन्त्येष्टि-उत्तर) कर्म भी हैं।
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FAQs
Dharma is enacted through respect and proper social-ritual relationships: honoring qualified recipients (dvijas) is presented as part of honoring the Pitṛs and sustaining communal order.
Not pañcalakṣaṇa proper; it is ritual-dharma instruction embedded in Purāṇic teaching.
Even numbers and pradakṣiṇā symbolize balance and auspicious circulation of merit (puṇya) between visible community and unseen ancestors.