Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality
तस्मात् स्नातः शुचिर्भूत्वा देवर्
5षिपितृतर्पणम् ।
प्रजापतेस्तथैवादिभः काले कुर्यात् समाहितः ॥
tasmāt snātaḥ śucir bhūtvā devarṣipitṛtarpaṇam | prajāpatestathaivādibhyaḥ kāle kuryāt samāhitaḥ ||
Karena itu, setelah mandi dan menjadi suci, pada waktu yang tepat dengan pikiran terpusat, hendaknya ia melakukan tarpaṇa (libasi pemuasan) kepada para dewa, para resi, dan para leluhur—demikian pula kepada Prajāpati dan pihak lain yang berhak menerimanya.
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Inner and outer cleanliness plus attentiveness are prerequisites for sustaining divine and ancestral relationships; ritual is presented as disciplined care rather than mechanical action.
Dharma-upadeśa: prescriptive conduct for householders.
Bathing and ‘samādhi-like’ collectedness indicate that offerings are effective when the practitioner’s mind becomes an ordered vessel, mirroring the order offered to.