Shloka 93
दानशील-समाचारः, सत्कारः, अहिंसा च
Umā–Maheśvara Saṃvāda
हृष्यन्ति पितरश्चास्य श्राद्धकाल उपस्थिते । उसका भलीभाँति अनुष्ठान करके मनुष्य सुखी और निश्चिन्त हो जाता है। द्विजको चाहिये कि वह निराहार एवं एकाग्रचित्त होकर तीन दिनोंतक गोमूत्र
hṛṣyanti pitaraś cāsya śrāddhakāla upasthite |
Dhaugya berkata: “Ketika masa śrāddha tiba, para leluhurnya (Pitṛ) bersukacita dan mendekat. Dengan melaksanakan tata-ritus itu dengan benar, seseorang menjadi tenteram dan bebas dari kecemasan. Seorang dvija hendaknya, sambil berpuasa dan memusatkan batin, selama tiga hari mempersembahkan oblation ke dalam api dengan gomūtra (air kencing sapi), gomaya (kotoran sapi), susu sapi, dan ghee sapi. Kemudian, setelah genap satu tahun, para dewa menerima pemujaannya; dan ketika musim śrāddha datang di rumahnya, para Pitṛ pun berkenan.”
धौग्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Properly performed śrāddha and disciplined ritual observance—done with fasting and focused mind—brings inner peace to the practitioner and is said to please both the gods and one’s ancestors, reinforcing the dharmic duty of gratitude and continuity toward forebears.
Dhaugya describes a prescribed observance for a dvija: for three days, while fasting and concentrating, one offers specific cow-derived substances as oblations into the fire; after a year’s completion, the gods accept the worship, and at the time of śrāddha the Pitṛs are especially pleased and present.