Shloka 9

Adhyaya 30 — Madālasā’s Instruction on Household Duties and Naimittika–Śrāddha Rites

Sanskrit

आवाहनं न कर्तव्यमग्नौकरणवर्जितम् ।

प्रेतस्य पिण्डमेकञ्च दद्यादुच्छिष्टसन्निधौ ॥

Transliteration

āvāhanaṃ na kartavyam agnaukaraṇavarjitam | pretasya piṇḍam ekañ ca dadyād ucchiṣṭasannidhau ||

Translation

Jangan dilakukan āvāhana (pemanggilan); ia hendaklah dibuat tanpa upacara agni-karaṇa. Berikan satu piṇḍa sahaja untuk preta, di sekitar sisa makanan (ucchiṣṭa).

Speakers

• Instructional narrator within the Dharma/ritual discourse (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Preta (departed)

Key Themes

• Ekoddiṣṭa śrāddha
• Preta rites
• Ritual restrictions
• Dharma