Shloka 35
Adhyaya 32 — Rules for Parvana Śrāddha: Foods that Please the Ancestors and Items to Avoid
दद्यात् श्राद्धं त्रयोदश्यां मघासु च यथाविधि । मधुसर्पिः समायुक्तं पायसं दक्षिणायने ॥
dadyāt śrāddhaṃ trayodaśyāṃ maghāsu ca yathāvidhi / madhusarpiḥ samāyuktaṃ pāyasaṃ dakṣiṇāyane
त्रयोदशी तिथीस तसेच मघा नक्षत्र असताना विधिपूर्वक श्राद्ध करावे. दक्षिणायनात मधु व तूप मिसळलेले पायस (दूध-भात) अर्पण करावे.
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FAQs
Dharma is shown as time-sensitive: right action includes right timing. The careful alignment with tithi/nakṣatra reflects an ethic of attentiveness and reverence rather than mere mechanical giving.
This is Ācāra/Dharma material, not a direct instance of sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.
Dakṣiṇāyana is traditionally associated with the Pitṛ-path; offering sweet, unctuous foods (honey/ghee) symbolizes ‘nourishing continuity’—stabilizing subtle bonds of lineage and memory.