Shloka 6
Adhyaya 30 — Madālasā’s Instruction on Household Duties and Naimittika–Śrāddha Rites
उदङ्मुखः प्राङ्मुखो वा यजमानः समाहितः ।
वैश्वदेवविहीनं तत् केचिदिच्छन्ति मानवाः ॥
udaṅmukhaḥ prāṅmukho vā yajamānaḥ samāhitaḥ | vaiśvadevavihīnaṃ tat kecid icchanti mānavāḥ ||
យជមាន (អ្នកធ្វើយជ្ញ) ត្រូវមានចិត្តស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ ហើយបែរមុខទៅទិសជើង ឬទិសកើត។ មនុស្សខ្លះចូលចិត្តឲ្យធ្វើពិធីនេះ ដោយមិនមានការថ្វាយ វៃស្វទេវ (Vaiśvadeva)។
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FAQs
Ritual is not only external action but mental composure (‘samāhita’). The note about omission indicates recognized diversity of practice within dharma traditions.
Ancillary dharma content; not a direct pañcalakṣaṇa segment.
Facing east/north aligns the performer with auspicious cosmic directions; omitting Vaiśvadeva in some traditions emphasizes exclusive focus on the Pitṛs in this context.