Shloka 83
Vānaprastha-dharma and Tapas: Śiva–Umā Saṃvāda
Forest-Stage Discipline and Austerity
हृष्टपुष्टमनास्तेषां प्रजा भवति नित्यदा । कुलवंशस्य वृद्धिस्तु पिण्डदस्य फलं भवेत् । श्रद्दधानस्तु यः कुर्यात् पितृणामनृणो भवेत्
hṛṣṭa-puṣṭa-manās teṣāṃ prajā bhavati nityadā | kula-vaṃśasya vṛddhis tu piṇḍa-dasya phalaṃ bhavet | śraddadhānas tu yaḥ kuryāt pitṝṇām anṛṇo bhavet |
Śakra bersabda: “Bagi mereka yang menunaikan upacara leluhur itu, rakyat dan keturunannya senantiasa gembira, sehat, dan tenteram. Bertambah dan lestarinya keluarga serta garis keturunan adalah buah śrāddha; buah ini mudah diraih oleh pemberi piṇḍa. Dan siapa yang melaksanakan śrāddha bagi para Pitṛ dengan penuh śraddhā, terbebaslah ia dari hutang kepada mereka.”
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Śrāddha and piṇḍadāna, when done with śraddhā (faith and reverence), are presented as dharmic duties that sustain family well-being and lineage continuity, and they discharge one’s pitṛ-ṛṇa—the moral obligation owed to one’s ancestors.
Śakra (Indra) is explaining the fruits of performing ancestral rites: the prosperity and contentment of one’s people, the growth of family and lineage, and the removal of indebtedness to the Pitṛs through faithful performance of śrāddha and piṇḍa offerings.