Shloka 1
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे अलर्कानुशासने नैमित्तिकादिश्राद्धकल्पो नाम त्रिंशोऽध्यायः ।
एकत्रिंशोऽध्यायः । मदालसोवाच ।
सपिण्डीकरणादूर्ध्वं पितुर्यः प्रपितामहः ।
स तु लेपभुजो याति प्रलुप्तः पितृपिण्डतः ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe alarkānuśāsane naimittikādiśrāddhakalpo nāma triṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ | ekatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ | madālasovāca | sapiṇḍīkaraṇād ūrdhvaṃ pitur yaḥ prapitāmahaḥ | sa tu lepabhujo yāti praluptaḥ pitṛpiṇḍataḥ ||
Assim termina, no Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, na instrução a Alarka, o trigésimo capítulo chamado «O procedimento dos śrāddhas naimittika e de outros». Capítulo trigésimo primeiro. Disse Madālasā: Após o sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, aquele que é o bisavô do pai (prapitāmaha) torna-se ‘lepabhuj’, isto é, aquele que participa apenas dos restos, por ter-se afastado da oferta direta de piṇḍa aos ancestrais.
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FAQs
The text emphasizes structured remembrance: offerings are ordered by proximity, ensuring the most immediate ancestors are directly sustained while more remote forebears receive indirect benefit—encouraging continuity of family rites.
This is ritual-dharma instruction (ācāra) rather than pañcalakṣaṇa narrative content; it is appended within the Purāṇa’s didactic sections.
‘Direct piṇḍa’ versus ‘lepa’ encodes degrees of relational energy: closer bonds carry stronger ritual ‘addressability,’ while distant links are sustained through residual transmission.