Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality
तस्मात् स्नातः शुचिर्भूत्वा देवर्
5षिपितृतर्पणम् ।
प्रजापतेस्तथैवादिभः काले कुर्यात् समाहितः ॥
tasmāt snātaḥ śucir bhūtvā devarṣipitṛtarpaṇam | prajāpatestathaivādibhyaḥ kāle kuryāt samāhitaḥ ||
അതുകൊണ്ട് സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ശുദ്ധനായി, യുക്തസമയത്ത് ഏകാഗ്രചിത്തത്തോടെ, ദേവന്മാർക്കും ഋഷിമാർക്കും പിതൃകൾക്കും—അതുപോലെ പ്രജാപതിക്കും മറ്റു അർഹർക്കും—തർപ്പണം നടത്തണം।
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Inner and outer cleanliness plus attentiveness are prerequisites for sustaining divine and ancestral relationships; ritual is presented as disciplined care rather than mechanical action.
Dharma-upadeśa: prescriptive conduct for householders.
Bathing and ‘samādhi-like’ collectedness indicate that offerings are effective when the practitioner’s mind becomes an ordered vessel, mirroring the order offered to.