Shloka 39
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
ऋतच्विग्भिर भ्यनुज्ञात: पंक््त्या हरति दुष्कृतम् जो ऋत्विक् या अध्यापक न हो, वह भी यदि ऋत्विजोंकी आज्ञा लेकर श्राद्धमें अग्रासन ग्रहण करता है तो पंक्तिके दोषको हर लेता है अर्थात् दूर कर देता है ।।
ṛtacvigbhir abhyanujñātaḥ paṅktyā harati duṣkṛtam | yo ṛtvij vā adhyāpako na bhavati sa api yadi ṛtvijāṁ ājñāṁ gṛhītvā śrāddhe agrāsanaṁ gṛhṇāti tarhi sa paṅktidoṣaṁ harati (dūrīkaroti) || atha ced vedavit sarvaḥ paṅktidoṣair avivarjitaḥ ||
ଋତ୍ୱିଜମାନଙ୍କ ଅନୁମତିରେ ସେ (ଯେ ନ ଋତ୍ୱିଜ, ନ ଅଧ୍ୟାପକ) ଯଦି ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧରେ ପଂକ୍ତିର ଅଗ୍ରାସନ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରେ, ତେବେ ପଂକ୍ତିର ଦୋଷକୁ ହରଣ କରେ, ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ ଦୂର କରେ। ଏବଂ ସେ ଯଦି ସର୍ବଥା ବେଦବିଦ୍ ହୋଇ, ପଂକ୍ତିଦୋଷରୁ ଅବିବର୍ଜିତ (ଦୋଷରହିତ) ଥାଏ,
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Precedence in a śrāddha meal is governed by dharma and ritual authorization: if the officiating priests consent and the person is genuinely qualified (Veda-knowing and not disqualified by faults), taking the foremost seat does not corrupt the rite; rather, it prevents or removes the ‘paṅkti-doṣa’ that would arise from improper seating.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma, he explains a rule about śrāddha arrangements: even someone who is not formally an officiant or teacher may sit first in the dining line if the priests approve; the discussion then turns to the condition of being a true Veda-knower and whether one is free from disqualifying defects.