Shloka 34
Adhyaya 29 — Dama and Moksha
पितॄन् उद्दिश्य विप्रांश्च भोजयेद्विप्रमेव वा ।
अन्नस्याग्रं तदुद्धृत्य ब्राह्मणायोपपादयेत् ॥
pitṝn uddiśya viprāṃś ca bhojayed vipram eva vā / annasyāgraṃ tad uddhṛtya brāhmaṇāyopapādayet
ಪಿತೃಗಳನ್ನು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರಿಗೆ, ಅಥವಾ ಕನಿಷ್ಠ ಒಬ್ಬ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನಿಗಾದರೂ ಭೋಜನ ಮಾಡಿಸಬೇಕು. ಅನ್ನದ ಮೊದಲ ಭಾಗವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನಿಗೆ ಸಮರ್ಪಿಸಬೇಕು.
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FAQs
Ancestral rites are fulfilled through concrete acts of giving; even minimal means (feeding one qualified person) can uphold the intention and duty.
Ritual-dharma instruction; not directly pancalakṣaṇa.
Offering the ‘first portion’ signifies placing dharma before personal appetite—an inner yajña where desire is subordinated to reverence.