Shloka 286
Vānaprastha-dharma and Tapas: Śiva–Umā Saṃvāda
Forest-Stage Discipline and Austerity
पितृणां त्रिषु सर्वेषां निरुक्त कथितं त्वया । देवदूतने पूछा--पितृगण! आपलोगोंने क्रमश: पिण्डोंका विभाग बतलाया और तीनों लोकोंमें जो समस्त पितर हैं, उनको पिण्डदान करनेका शास्त्रोक्त प्रकार भी बतला दिया
pitṝṇāṃ triṣu sarveṣāṃ niruktaṃ kathitaṃ tvayā |
Utusan dewa berkata: “Engkau telah menjelaskan dengan terang perihal yang ditetapkan mengenai semua Pitṛ di tiga alam.” Dalam konteksnya, ini mengakui bahawa ajaran tentang upacara seperti persembahan piṇḍa telah disampaikan dengan tertib dan menurut śāstra, menegaskan bahawa dharma ditegakkan melalui pengetahuan yang tepat serta pelaksanaan kewajipan terhadap leluhur dengan sempurna.
देवदूत उवाच
Educational Q&A
That ancestral duties (such as śrāddha and piṇḍa-offerings) should be learned and performed according to śāstra; correct articulation and orderly explanation of dharma is itself praised as a virtue.
A divine messenger addresses the Pitṛs (or the instructing party) and acknowledges that the teaching about all Pitṛs across the three worlds has been properly explained—serving as a transition/affirmation within the discourse on śrāddha and piṇḍa-dāna.