Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 31, Shloka 27
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
मित्रध्रुक् कुनखी क्लीबः श्यावदन्तो निराकृतिः ।
अभिशस्तस्तु तातेन पिशुनः सोमविक्रयी ॥
mitradhruk kunakhī klībaḥ śyāvadanto nirākṛtiḥ /
abiśastas tu tātena piśunaḥ somavikrayī
ಮಿತ್ರದ್ರೋಹಿ, ನಖರೋಗಿ, ನಪುಂಸಕ, ಹಲ್ಲು ಕಪ್ಪಾಗಿರುವ/ಮಲಿನವಾಗಿರುವವನು, ಕುರೂಪಿ; ತಂದೆಯಿಂದ ದೂಷಿತ/ದಂಡಿತನಾದವನು, ಅಪವಾದಗಾರ, ಮತ್ತು ಸೋಮವನ್ನು ಮಾರುವವನು—ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧಕ್ಕೆ ಯೋಗ್ಯನಲ್ಲ।
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FAQs
Beyond bodily criteria, moral character matters: treachery, slander, and censured conduct are treated as incompatible with representing the sacred recipient-role at śrāddha. The rite demands social trustworthiness and ethical restraint.
Ācāra/ethics; not pancalakṣaṇa.
The invitee is a proxy for the Pitṛs; moral vices (betrayal, slander) are seen as ‘leaks’ that dissipate merit. The taboo of soma-selling reflects protecting sacramental substances from commodification, preserving their sacred potency.