Shloka 78
Genealogy of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Procedure of Śrāddha
पार्वणेय नियोज्यास्तु तान्शृणुष्व नराधिप । पंचाग्निः स्नातकश्चैव त्रिसौपर्णः षडंगवित्
pārvaṇeya niyojyāstu tānśṛṇuṣva narādhipa | paṃcāgniḥ snātakaścaiva trisauparṇaḥ ṣaḍaṃgavit
ഹേ നരാധിപാ! പാർവണ കർമ്മത്തിന് നിയോഗിക്കേണ്ടവരെ കേൾക്കുക—പഞ്ചാഗ്നികളെ പാലിക്കുന്നവൻ, സ്നാതകൻ, ത്രിസൗപർണ മന്ത്രജ്ഞൻ, കൂടാതെ ഷഡംഗ (വേദാംഗ) വിദഗ്ധൻ.
Unspecified narrator addressing a king (narādhipa) within the Adhyāya’s dialogue frame
Primary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तान्शृणुष्व = तान् + शृणुष्व; स्नातकश्चैव = स्नातकः + च + एव. The nominatives (पञ्चाग्निः etc.) list qualifying candidates; नियोज्याः is gerundive predicate ‘to be appointed’.
FAQs
Pārvaṇa denotes an ancestral offering/Śrāddha-type rite connected with lunar junction days (parvan), where properly qualified officiants are appointed to conduct or assist in the ritual.
These titles indicate ritual competence and Vedic learning: maintaining sacred fires (pañcāgni), completing disciplined Vedic training (snātaka), mastery of specific Vedic hymns (trisauparṇa), and knowledge of Vedāṅgas (ṣaḍaṅgavit), together marking eligibility for solemn rites.
It emphasizes that sacred rites should be entrusted to those with proven discipline, learning, and ritual integrity—highlighting responsibility and standards in religious practice.