Shloka 8
Adhyaya 32 — Rules for Parvana Śrāddha: Foods that Please the Ancestors and Items to Avoid
अनन्तां वै प्रयच्छन्ति तृप्तिं गौरीसुतस्तथा ।
पितॄणां नात्र सन्देहो गयाश्राद्धञ्च पुत्रक ॥
anantāṃ vai prayacchanti tṛptiṃ gaurīsutas tathā / pitṝṇāṃ nātra sandeho gayāśrāddhaṃ ca putraka
ਇਹ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਹੀ ਅਨੰਤ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤੀ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ਦੇ ਹਨ—ਇਉਂ ਗੌਰੀ-ਪੁੱਤਰ ਵੀ ਆਖਦਾ ਹੈ। ਹੇ ਬੱਚੇ, ਪਿਤਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਸੰਦੇਹ ਨਹੀਂ; ਅਤੇ ਗਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀਤਾ ਸ਼ਰਾਧ ਵੀ (ਇਹੋ ਜਿਹਾ ਫਲ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ)।
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FAQs
The text elevates certain rites (notably Gayā-śrāddha) as exceptionally efficacious, reinforcing the Purāṇic ethic that place (tīrtha), method, and śraddhā (faithful intent) jointly shape karmic and ancestral outcomes.
This is tīrtha-and-dharma instruction (ancillary), not a direct instance of sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita.
‘Endless satisfaction’ suggests a rite that breaks ordinary time-accounting of merit. Gayā functions as a liminal ‘crossing place’ where offerings are believed to reach ancestors with maximal continuity.