Shloka 18
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
जिस दिन पितरोंका श्राद्ध करनेकी इच्छा हो, उस दिन पहले श्राद्धकी क्रिया पूरी करे। उसके बाद पितरोंका तर्पण करके विधिपूर्वक बलिवैश्वदेव-कर्म करे। तदनन्तर ब्राह्मणोंको सत्कारपूर्वक भोजन करावे ।।
vayudeva uvaca | yasmin dine pitr̥ṇāṁ śrāddhaṁ kartum icchā bhavet tasmin dine pūrvaṁ śrāddhakriyāṁ samāpya | tataḥ pitr̥tarpanaṁ kṛtvā vidhivat balivaiśvadevakarma kuryāt | tadanantaraṁ brāhmaṇān satkārapūrvakaṁ bhojayet || tato'nnena viśeṣeṇa bhojayed atithīn api | arcāpūrva mahārāja tataḥ prīṇāti mānavān ||
ヴァーユは言った。「祖霊のためにシュラーダ（śrāddha）を行おうとする日には、まずシュラーダの作法をことごとく成し遂げよ。次いでピトリ（Pitṛ）にタルパナ（tarpaṇa）を捧げ、法にかなってバリとヴァイシュヴァデーヴァ（Vaiśvadeva）の供献を行うべし。その後、婆羅門たちに敬意をもって食を施せ。さらに、格別の心配りと良き食物をもって客人にも食を与えよ。恭敬の礼拝を先として、偉大なる王よ—かくして人々は満ち足りる。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches an ordered household dharma: complete the śrāddha first, then offer tarpaṇa to the ancestors, perform bali-vaiśvadeva as prescribed, and finally honor and feed Brāhmaṇas and guests. Proper sequence and respectful hospitality are presented as ethically pleasing and socially beneficial.
Vāyudeva instructs a king on correct conduct for a day of ancestral rites. He outlines the ritual sequence and emphasizes that after fulfilling obligations to the Pitṛs and the deities, one should extend honor through feeding to Brāhmaṇas and also to arriving guests.