Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 32, Shloka 23
Adhyaya 32 — Rules for Parvana Śrāddha: Foods that Please the Ancestors and Items to Avoid
एवं रक्षा भवेच्छ्राद्धे कृता तातोभयोरपि ।
शावसूतकसंस्पृष्टं दीर्घरोगिभिरेव च ॥
evaṃ rakṣā bhavec chrāddhe kṛtā tātobhayor api / śāva-sūtaka-saṃspṛṣṭaṃ dīrgha-rogibhir eva ca
इस प्रकार श्राद्ध में कर्ता और पितरों—दोनों की रक्षा-व्यवस्था स्थापित मानी जाती है। परन्तु शाव (मृत्यु-सूचक) या सूतक (जन्म-सूचक) अशौच से दूषित जनों तथा दीर्घरोग से पीड़ितों द्वारा स्पर्शित अन्न और कर्म का त्याग करना चाहिए।
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FAQs
Pitṛ-yajña (ancestral duty) is not merely emotional remembrance; it is a disciplined dharmic act. The verse stresses śauca (ritual integrity) so that the offering is fit to become a vehicle of benefit to the pitṛs and does not get obstructed by avoidable impurities.
It aligns with secondary purāṇic material on ācāra/dharma (ritual law), rather than the core five (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). In database terms: ‘Dharma-śāstra style injunction embedded in Purāṇa’.
Śāva and sūtaka mark liminal transitions (death/birth). Esoterically, the rite seeks a clear channel between worlds; contact with liminality and chronic affliction symbolizes ‘mixed currents’ that can blur the intended sankalpa (focused intention) of the offering.