Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
श्वभ्यश्न श्वपचेभ्यश्व वयोभ्यश्वावपेद् भुवि । वैश्वदेवं हि नामैतत् सायंप्रातर्विधीयते
śvabhyaśna śvapacebhyaśva vayobhyaśvāvaped bhuvi | vaiśvadevaṃ hi nāmaitat sāyaṃprātar vidhīyate
ヴァーユは言った。「犬のため、犬肉を食らう賤民(チャンダーラ)のため、そして鳥のためにも、地に食を置くがよい。これこそ『ヴァイシュヴァデーヴァ供養』(Vaiśvadeva)と呼ばれ、夕べと朝とに行われるべきである。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Daily dharma includes sharing food beyond one’s household—offering portions to animals and even marginalized humans—framed as the Vaiśvadeva rite performed morning and evening.
Vāyu instructs about a prescribed daily practice: placing food on the ground as an offering for dogs, śvapacas, and birds, identifying this act as the Vaiśvadeva observance done twice daily.