Shloka 9
श्राद्ध-योग्य द्रव्य, निषेध, तथा गयाश्राद्ध-माहात्म्य (Śrāddha Materials, Prohibitions, and the Glory of Gayā)
आरक्ताश् चैव निर्यासाः प्रत्यक्षलवणानि च वर्ज्यान्य् एतानि वै श्राद्धे यच् च वाचा न शस्यते
āraktāś caiva niryāsāḥ pratyakṣalavaṇāni ca varjyāny etāni vai śrāddhe yac ca vācā na śasyate
श्राद्ध कर्म में लाल रंग के निर्यास (गोंद), प्रत्यक्ष (साफ किया हुआ) नमक और ऐसे वचन जो शास्त्र सम्मत न हों या निंदनीय हों, पूर्णतः वर्जित हैं।
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse frames Śrāddha as a rite requiring careful purity: certain items (reddened foods, resins, coarse salt) are excluded so the offering aligns with sanctioned tradition and maintains ritual integrity for the Pitṛs.
Parāśara lists concrete exclusions (specific substances) and adds a broader rule: anything not approved by authoritative prescription—“not sanctioned by speech” in the sense of accepted injunction—should also be avoided.
Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s framework treats dharma and correct ritual order as operating under the Supreme Reality’s governance—proper Śrāddha becomes part of sustaining cosmic and social harmony upheld by Vishnu.