Shloka 65
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
रजतस्य तथा कार्यं दर्शनं दानमेव वा ।
राजते हि स्वधा दुग्धा पितृभिः श्रूयते मही ।
तस्मात् पितॄणां रजतमभीष्टं प्रीतिवर्धनम् ॥
rajatasya tathā kāryaṃ darśanaṃ dānam eva vā | rājate hi svadhā dugdhā pitṛbhiḥ śrūyate mahī | tasmāt pitṝṇāṃ rajatam abhīṣṭaṃ prītivardhanam ||
Maka berkenaan perak, sama ada memperlihatkannya (kepada mereka) atau menghadiahkannya hendaklah dilakukan. Kerana para Pitṛ berkata bahawa bumi itu “bercahaya seperti perak”, dan Svadhā itu seumpama susu. Oleh itu, perak diingini oleh para Pitṛ dan menambah kepuasan mereka.
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FAQs
Material offerings are meaningful when tied to intention and tradition: even ‘showing’ silver functions as a respectful, auspicious element, while gifting it expresses generosity that pleases the ancestors.
Ācāra/Dharma instruction.
Linking silver-bright earth and milk-like Svadhā frames śrāddha as nourishment across realms: the offering principle (Svadhā) ‘feeds’ the Pitṛs, and silver symbolizes that luminous, sustaining medium.