Shloka 178
Genealogy of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Procedure of Śrāddha
उच्छेषणं तु तत्तिष्ठेद्यावद्विप्रविसर्जनम् । ततो गृहबलिं कुर्यादिति धर्मो व्यवस्थितः
uccheṣaṇaṃ tu tattiṣṭhedyāvadvipravisarjanam | tato gṛhabaliṃ kuryāditi dharmo vyavasthitaḥ
ശേഷിച്ച ആഹാരം ബ്രാഹ്മണ അതിഥിയെ ആദരത്തോടെ യാത്രയാക്കുന്നതുവരെ മാറ്റിവെക്കണം. തുടർന്ന് ഗൃഹബലി നടത്തണം—ഇതാണ് സ്ഥാപിതമായ ധർമ്മവിധി.
Unspecified (narrative injunction in the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Concept: Atithi-sevā (honoring the Brahmin guest) precedes one’s own ritual completion; only after respectful send-off should gṛha-bali be offered.
Application: In daily meals, prioritize hospitality and mindful sharing; complete duties in the right sequence—care for guests/elders first, then personal routines.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a clean, lamp-lit household courtyard, a host respectfully sees off a learned Brahmin guest at the threshold, hands folded, while a small portion of food is kept aside on a leaf-plate. After the guest departs, the host turns toward a modest domestic altar to offer gṛha-bali, with quiet reverence and precise ritual gestures.","primary_figures":["householder (gṛhastha)","Brahmin guest (vipra-atithi)","wife (gṛhiṇī)","small household altar presence (symbolic Viṣṇu)"],"setting":"traditional Indian home courtyard with tulasi platform hinted in background, threshold (dvāra), small bali-stone/altar, leaf plates and water pot","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["warm saffron","lamp-gold","earthy umber","leaf green","ivory white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a dignified gṛhastha at the doorway offering respectful farewell to a Brahmin guest, a leaf-plate of remnants set aside, then gṛha-bali at a small altar; gold leaf halos around sacred objects, rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornaments, stylized architecture, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate courtyard hospitality scene—host with folded hands seeing off a serene vipra, delicate textiles, leaf-plate of food kept aside, small domestic shrine; cool yet warm natural palette, refined faces, fine linework, lyrical domestic realism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined figures of householder and vipra at the threshold, ritual vessels and bali altar emphasized; natural pigments with red/yellow/green dominance, large expressive eyes, temple-wall compositional clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Krishna-Vishnu presence implied through a small shrine and lotus motifs; household offering scene framed by intricate floral borders, deep blues and gold, stylized cows/peacocks in margins, emphasis on sanctified food and devotion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","evening silence","clink of water vessel","distant conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत्तिष्ठेत् = तत् + तिष्ठेत्; तत्तिष्ठेद्यावत् = तत् + तिष्ठेत् + यावत्; विप्रविसर्जनम् (समास); कुर्यादिति = कुर्यात् + इति
FAQs
It prescribes that leftover food be kept until the Brahmin guest is properly seen off, and only then should the householder perform the gṛha-bali (household oblation).
The verse highlights disciplined hospitality (atithi-sevā): honoring a guest fully and completing one’s duties in the proper order.
Gṛha-bali refers to a domestic offering/oblation performed in the home as part of household religious observance, done after completing guest-related duties.