Adhyaya 32 — Rules for Parvana Śrāddha: Foods that Please the Ancestors and Items to Avoid
एतत् ते पुत्र कथितं श्राद्धकर्म यथोदितम् । काम्यानां श्रूयतां वत्स श्राद्धानां तिथिकीर्तनम् ॥
etat te putra kathitaṃ śrāddha-karma yathoditam / kāmyānāṃ śrūyatāṃ vatsa śrāddhānāṃ tithi-kīrtanam
अशा प्रकारे, हे पुत्रा, परंपरेप्रमाणे सांगितलेला श्राद्धविधी तुला समजाविला. आता, प्रिय बाळा, काम्य श्राद्धांसाठी तिथींचे पठण ऐक.
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The text distinguishes between duty-based performance and desire-based performance, indicating an ethical hierarchy while still accommodating householders’ aims within a regulated framework.
It is a structural transition in a dharma section; not pancalakṣaṇa.
‘Naming the tithis’ implies that time itself is a sacramental medium; aligning action with sacred time is a way of harmonizing personal intention with cosmic rhythm.