Shloka 39
Vānaprastha-dharma and Tapas: Śiva–Umā Saṃvāda
Forest-Stage Discipline and Austerity
महामते! इस श्राद्धमें जो पहला पिण्ड पानीके भीतर चला जाता है, वह चन्द्रमाको तृप्त करता है और चन्द्रमा स्वयं देवता तथा पितरोंको तृप्त करते हैं ।।
mahāmate! asmin śrāddhe yaḥ prathamaḥ piṇḍaḥ salile praviśati sa candramasaṃ tarpayati, candramāś ca svayaṃ devān pitṝṃś ca tarpayati. bhuṅkte tu patnī yaṃ ca eṣām anujñātā tu madhyamam; putrakāmāya putraṃ tu prayacchanti pitāmahāḥ.
天の使者は言った。「賢者よ、このシュラーダにおいて、まず水中へと入る第一のピンダは月神を満たす。月神はまた、神々と祖霊の双方を養い満たす。さらに同様に、儀を行う者の妻が—長老たちの許しを得て—中のピンダを食すなら、その行いに喜んだ祖先たちは、子を望む男に一人の男子を授けるであろう。」
देवदूत उवाच
Educational Q&A
Śrāddha is presented as a dharmic act with cosmic linkage: offerings connect to Candra, who mediates nourishment to gods and ancestors. Properly authorized participation—especially the wife’s sanctioned act—can yield the fruit of progeny, emphasizing ritual order, consent of elders, and continuity of lineage.
A divine messenger explains the results of specific śrāddha actions: the first piṇḍa entering water satisfies the Moon, who then satisfies gods and ancestors; and the wife, with elders’ permission, eats the middle piṇḍa, by which the pleased forefathers grant a son to one who desires offspring.