Shloka 3
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
पिता पितामहश्चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः ।
पिण्डसम्बन्धिनो ह्येते विज्ञेयाः पुरुषास्त्रयः ॥
pitā pitāmahaś caiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ | piṇḍasambandhino hy ete vijñeyāḥ puruṣās trayaḥ ||
Bapa, datuk, dan demikian juga moyang (datuk kepada datuk) — tiga orang ini hendaklah diketahui sebagai yang berhubung secara langsung dengan persembahan piṇḍa.
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FAQs
Ancestral duty is concretized into a manageable core: honoring the nearest three generations is treated as the primary ritual responsibility sustaining the family’s spiritual continuity.
Ritual-ācāra instruction; not a pañcalakṣaṇa narrative segment.
The ‘three’ mirrors many triadic structures (past-present-future; three debts/ṛṇas in broader dharma discourse), implying stability through ordered remembrance.