Shloka 27
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
मित्रध्रुक् कुनखी क्लीबः श्यावदन्तो निराकृतिः ।
अभिशस्तस्तु तातेन पिशुनः सोमविक्रयी ॥
mitradhruk kunakhī klībaḥ śyāvadanto nirākṛtiḥ /
abiśastas tu tātena piśunaḥ somavikrayī
友を裏切る者、爪に病のある者、不能の者、歯が黒ずんだ者、見るに堪えぬ容貌の者；父により告発・断罪された者、誹謗する者、そしてソーマ（soma）を売る者—これらはシュラーダに不適である。
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FAQs
Beyond bodily criteria, moral character matters: treachery, slander, and censured conduct are treated as incompatible with representing the sacred recipient-role at śrāddha. The rite demands social trustworthiness and ethical restraint.
Ācāra/ethics; not pancalakṣaṇa.
The invitee is a proxy for the Pitṛs; moral vices (betrayal, slander) are seen as ‘leaks’ that dissipate merit. The taboo of soma-selling reflects protecting sacramental substances from commodification, preserving their sacred potency.