Vānaprastha-dharma and Tapas: Śiva–Umā Saṃvāda
Forest-Stage Discipline and Austerity
एवमेव समुद्दिष्ट: श्राद्धकालक्रमस्तथा । विधि: पात्र फलं चैव यथावदनुकीर्तितम्
evameva samuddiṣṭaḥ śrāddhakālakramas tathā | vidhiḥ pātra-phalaṃ caiva yathāvad anukīrtitam ||
ಶಕ್ರನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—“ಹೀಗೆ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧಕಾಲದ ಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ವಿಧಿ, ಯೋಗ್ಯ ಪಾತ್ರರು ಮತ್ತು ಫಲ—ಇವೆಲ್ಲವೂ ಯಥಾವತ್ತಾಗಿ ವಿವರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿವೆ।”
शक्र उवाच
That śrāddha should be performed with correctness: the right timing, the prescribed procedure, suitable recipients (pātra), and an understanding that merit (phala) follows when the rite is done properly.
Śakra (Indra) concludes or summarizes an instruction: he states that the schedule for śrāddha, along with its rules, eligible recipients, and the resulting benefits, has been fully explained.