Shloka 14
Adhyaya 30 — Madālasā’s Instruction on Household Duties and Naimittika–Śrāddha Rites
अपसव्यञ्च तत्रापि भोजयेदयुजो द्विजान् ।
विशेषस्तत्र चान्योऽस्ति प्रतिमासं क्रियाधिकः ॥
apasavyañ ca tatrāpi bhojayed ayujo dvijān |
viśeṣas tatra cānyo 'sti pratimāsaṃ kriyādhikaḥ ||
Ali também, segundo o modo apasavya (à esquerda, para os pitṛ), deve-se alimentar um número ímpar de “duas-vezes-nascidos” (brāhmaṇas). Menciona-se ainda um ponto especial: o rito deve ser realizado a cada mês com observância acrescida (vrata).
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FAQs
Ancestral obligation is framed as disciplined hospitality and regular remembrance; the monthly cadence turns grief into sustained dharmic care rather than a single event.
Ancillary dharma/ācāra material; not directly one of the pañcalakṣaṇa narrative-axes.
Apasavya orientation and odd counts encode ‘pitṛ-directionality’—a ritual grammar marking the rite as belonging to lineage and the subtle realm of ancestors rather than to deva-yajña.