Shloka 71
Teaching of Karma-yoga
Student Conduct, Vedic Study, and Gāyatrī Supremacy
उच्छिष्टः श्राद्धभुक्चैव मनसापि न चिंतयेत् । प्रतिगृह्य द्विजो विद्वानेकोद्दिष्टस्य वेतनम्
ucchiṣṭaḥ śrāddhabhukcaiva manasāpi na ciṃtayet | pratigṛhya dvijo vidvānekoddiṣṭasya vetanam
Walau berada dalam keadaan ucciṣṭa (terkena sisa makanan) dan walau telah memakan persembahan śrāddha, seorang brāhmaṇa terpelajar hendaknya tidak ragu bahkan dalam batin; setelah menerimanya, hendaklah ia mengambil upah untuk upacara ekoddiṣṭa itu.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Svargakhaṇḍa Adhyaya 53)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्राद्धभुक्चैव = श्राद्धभुक् + च + एव; मनसापि = मनसा + अपि; विद्वानेकोद्दिष्टस्य = विद्वान् + एकोद्दिष्टस्य (final -न् before vowel); ekoddiṣṭa treated as एक + उद्दिष्ट (karmadhāraya).
FAQs
An ekoddiṣṭa is a śrāddha performed with offerings directed to one specific departed person (a single pitr), rather than to multiple ancestors collectively.
It emphasizes that accepting the ritual honorarium (dakṣiṇā/vetanam) for properly performed śrāddha duties is legitimate and should not be treated as morally suspect when done according to dharma.
It frames remuneration for dharmic ritual service as acceptable, urging clarity of conscience and avoidance of needless scruples when one has acted rightly within the prescribed tradition.