Shloka 31
Adhyaya 32 — Rules for Parvana Śrāddha: Foods that Please the Ancestors and Items to Avoid
पितृगाथास्तथवात्र गीयन्ते ब्रह्मवादिभिः ।
या गीताः पितृभिः पूर्वमैलस्यासीन् महीपतेः ॥
pitṛ-gāthās tathavātra gīyante brahmavādibhiḥ / yā gītāḥ pitṛbhiḥ pūrvam ailasyāsīn mahīpateḥ
Di sini juga, para brahmavādin—para penutur Veda—menyanyikan Pitṛ-gāthā, yakni bait-bait yang sama yang telah dinyanyikan dahulu oleh para Pitṛ pada zaman Raja Aila (keturunan Ilā), wahai raja.
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FAQs
Śrāddha is anchored in transmitted memory: the rite is sustained by recitation and lineage (paramparā). By invoking ancient royal time, the text frames pitṛ-honor as a civilizational duty, not a private act.
Touches vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita indirectly by referencing Aila lineage, but the verse’s main function is ritual-liturgical (pitṛ-gāthā in śrāddha).
Pitṛ-gāthā functions as ‘vāk-śakti’ (power of sanctified speech): sound as a bridge between temporal human actors and ancestral intelligences.