Shloka 35
Umā–Maheśvara-saṃvāda: Varṇa-bhraṃśa, Ācāra (Vṛtta), and Karmic Ascent/Decline
विश्वामित्र उवाच श्रूयतां परम गुह्ां रहस्यं धर्मसंहितम् । परमान्नेन यो दद्यात् पितृणामौपहारिकम्
viśvāmitra uvāca śrūyatāṃ parama-guhyaṃ rahasyaṃ dharma-saṃhitam | paramānnena yo dadyāt pitṝṇām aupahārikam ||
ವಿಶ್ವಾಮಿತ್ರನು ಹೇಳಿದನು— ಕೇಳಿರಿ, ಧರ್ಮಸಂಹಿತವಾದ ಈ ಪರಮ ಗುಹ್ಯ ರಹಸ್ಯವನ್ನು. ಯಾರು ಪಿತೃಗಳ ನಿಮಿತ್ತ ಉಪಹಾರರೂಪವಾಗಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಅನ್ನವನ್ನು ದಾನಮಾಡುವನೋ, ಆ ದಾನದ ಫಲವು ಅತಿಶಯ ಮಹತ್ತೆಂದು ಘೋಷಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.
विश्वामित्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames giving excellent food as an offering for the Pitṛs as an esoteric dharma-teaching, emphasizing that properly directed charity connected to ancestral duty yields exceptional religious merit.
Viśvāmitra addresses his audience and introduces a ‘secret’ dharma instruction, beginning a description of the special merit obtained by making a high-quality food-offering as a gift for the ancestors.