Shloka 150
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
शकटोर्व्याँ परस्याप्सु ब्राह्मणस्य करे तथा | हुते प्रीतिकरीमृद्धिं भगवांस्तत्र मन््यते
śakaṭor vyāṃ parasyāpsu brāhmaṇasya kare tathā | hute prītikarīm ṛddhiṃ bhagavāṃs tatra manyate ||
ヴァシシュタは言った。「たとえ供物が異例の、あるいは境界の場所――車の轍の道、他人の水、さらにはブラーフマナの手の上――で捧げられようとも、ヴェーダの権威に基づき、正しい意図をもって真の供養として行われるなら、主アグニはその場で受け取られる。供養が成就すれば、アグニは喜びを伴う増益と繁栄を得ると見なされる。」
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the efficacy and acceptability of an oblation depend primarily on its being a genuine ‘huta’ grounded in Vedic authority and right intention; even non-ideal locations do not necessarily invalidate the act when performed correctly, and Agni is understood to accept it and bestow/experience ‘ṛddhi’ (prosperous increase).
Vasiṣṭha is explaining ritual principles: he lists atypical places (a cart-path, another’s water, a brāhmaṇa’s hand) and states that when an offering is duly made, Agni is regarded as present there and, upon completion of the homa, as attaining delight-giving prosperity—affirming the ritual’s legitimacy under proper norms.