Shloka 29
मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
तृप्तये जायते पुंसो भुक्तम् अन्येन चेत् ततः दद्याच् छ्राद्धं श्रद्धयान्नं न वहेयुः प्रवासिनः
tṛptaye jāyate puṃso bhuktam anyena cet tataḥ dadyāc chrāddhaṃ śraddhayānnaṃ na vaheyuḥ pravāsinaḥ
ಪುರುಷನ ತೃಪ್ತಿ ಉಂಟಾಗಬೇಕೆಂದರೆ, ಅನ್ನವನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬನು ತಿಂದರೂ ಸಹ, ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆಯಿಂದ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧವನ್ನು ಅರ್ಪಿಸಬೇಕು; ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗಳು ಆ ಅನ್ನವನ್ನು ಜೊತೆ ಕೊಂಡೊಯ್ಯಬಾರದು.
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
FAQs
The verse emphasizes that the rite should still be performed “with faith,” highlighting śraddhā as central to the intended appeasement and spiritual purpose of śrāddha even amid practical imperfections.
He indicates that if food has been eaten by someone else, one should nonetheless proceed with the śrāddha faithfully, and he adds a restriction that travellers/sojourners should not carry the śrāddha food while away.
In the Vishnu Purana’s dharma framework, ritual order—including śrāddha—operates within Vishnu’s cosmic sovereignty, where sustaining family, society, and sacred obligation aligns the householder’s acts with the Supreme’s ordained order.