पाठनं ब्रह्मयज्ञः स्यात्तर्पणं च पितृ क्रतुः । होमो दैवो बलिर्भौतोऽतिथ्यर्चा नृक्रतुः क्रमात्
pāṭhanaṃ brahmayajñaḥ syāttarpaṇaṃ ca pitṛ kratuḥ | homo daivo balirbhauto'tithyarcā nṛkratuḥ kramāt
学びと誦唱はブラフマ・ヤジュニャであり、タルパナ(供水)は祖霊への祭である。火への供物(ホーマ)は神々への祭、バリの供献は諸生類への祭、そして客人を敬いもてなすことは人への祭—この順である。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Five vignettes in one composition: a person reading scripture, offering water to pitṛs, pouring ghee into fire, placing bali portions outside for creatures, and welcoming a guest with water and seat.
A complete dharmic life balances obligations to knowledge, ancestors, gods, all beings, and fellow humans through daily yajñas.
The teaching is situated in Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī context, aligning daily household rites with the sacred ethos of Varanasi.
It defines the pañcamahāyajña: brahmayajña (study), pitṛyajña (tarpaṇa), devayajña (homa), bhūtayajña (bali), and nṛyajña (atithi-arcā).