Shloka 38
Adhyaya 32 — Rules for Parvana Śrāddha: Foods that Please the Ancestors and Items to Avoid
आयुः प्रज्ञां धनं विद्यां स्वर्गं मोक्षं सुखानि च । प्रयच्छन्ति तथा राज्यं पितरः श्राद्धतर्पिताः ॥
āyuḥ prajñāṃ dhanaṃ vidyāṃ svargaṃ mokṣaṃ sukhāni ca / prayacchanti tathā rājyaṃ pitaraḥ śrāddha-tarpitāḥ
श्राद्ध व तर्पणाने संतुष्ट झालेले पितर दीर्घायुष्य, बुद्धी, धन, विद्या, स्वर्ग, मोक्ष, सुख तसेच राज्य/साम्राज्य प्रदान करतात।
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FAQs
The tradition does not separate ‘worldly’ and ‘spiritual’ goods: proper duty toward ancestors is said to support both prosperity and liberation, emphasizing continuity between ethical life and ultimate aims.
This is dharma-phala instruction, not one of the five defining purāṇic topics.
The comprehensive list (from āyus to mokṣa) suggests that aligning with one’s origins (pitṛ-bandha) harmonizes all layers of being—body, mind, society, and the liberating quest.