Shloka 56
The Greatness of the Ancestors: Ekoddiṣṭa Śrāddha, Āśauca Rules, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa
तथैकमतिथिं कृत्वा श्राद्धदः स्वयमेव तु । चकार मंत्रवच्छ्राद्धं स्मरन्पितृपरायणः
tathaikamatithiṃ kṛtvā śrāddhadaḥ svayameva tu | cakāra maṃtravacchrāddhaṃ smaranpitṛparāyaṇaḥ
ដូច្នេះ ក្រោយកំណត់តិថិ (ថ្ងៃតាមចន្ទគតិ) ត្រឹមត្រូវមួយថ្ងៃ គាត់ឯង—ជាអ្នកប្រគេនស្រាទ្ធ—បានធ្វើពិធីស្រាទ្ធដោយមន្តតាមវិធាន ខណៈរំលឹកដល់បិត្រិ និងឧទ្ទិសចិត្តដល់ពួកគេ។
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Concept: Ritual efficacy depends on right timing (tithi), right mantra, and right inner orientation—remembering and dedicating the act to the pitṛs with focused mind.
Application: Choose auspicious times for family rites; do remembrance practices (gratitude journaling, prayers for ancestors) with sincerity; keep distractions away during sacred duties.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A lone officiant sits in stillness, eyes half-closed, reciting mantras as a small flame flickers beside water and kusa. Above him, faint ancestral forms appear like soft smoke-figures, drawn by remembrance; the calendar-marked tithi is symbolized by a crescent moon motif hovering in the background.","primary_figures":["Ritual officiant (householder/ṛtvik)","Pitṛs (subtle ancestral presences)"],"setting":"Quiet courtyard shrine with a small altar, kusa grass, water pot (kalaśa), and offering plates; minimal distractions to emphasize concentration.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["pale gold","moon white","ash gray","copper bronze","indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: centered seated officiant with gold leaf aura, ornate copper vessels and piṇḍa plates, crescent-moon tithi emblem in the upper panel, subtle pitṛ figures with delicate gold outlines, rich red-green borders and gem-like highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate dawn scene with cool indigo shadows, fine mantra-scroll detail, gentle ancestral silhouettes in mist, sparse but precise ritual objects, lyrical calm and refined facial features.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized officiant with bold outlines, warm yellow-red background, patterned kusa and vessels, pitṛ presences as simplified haloed forms, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative border of lotus vines and calendrical motifs; central altar with symmetrical offerings; deep blue ground with gold stars suggesting tithi; devotional stillness with ornate floral detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft mantra cadence","lamp crackle","distant birds","gentle bell at intervals"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तथैकमतिथिं = तथा + एकम् + अतिथिम्; मंत्रवच्छ्राद्धं = मन्त्रवत् + श्राद्धम्; स्मरन्पितृपरायणः = स्मरन् + पितृपरायणः.
FAQs
It highlights that śrāddha should be performed on an appropriate, determined lunar date (tithi), emphasizing ritual correctness and timing as part of dharma.
It indicates performing the rite with the proper Vedic/ritual mantras and procedure—i.e., not casually, but according to prescribed liturgical rules.
The verse stresses personal responsibility and sincerity in honoring one’s ancestors—performing the rite oneself, with remembrance and dedication to the Pitṛs.