Shloka 31
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
Sanskrit
तैश्च संयतिभिर्भाव्यं यश्च श्राद्धं करिष्यति ।
श्राद्धं दत्त्वा च भुक्त्वा च मैथुनं योऽनुगच्छति ॥
Transliteration
taiśca saṃyatibhirbhāvyaṃ yaśca śrāddhaṃ kariṣyati | śrāddhaṃ dattvā ca bhuktvā ca maithunaṃ yo 'nugacchati ||
Translation
Tanto aqueles (brāhmaṇas) quanto quem realiza o śrāddha devem permanecer comedidos. Aquele que, após oferecer o śrāddha e após comer, pratica relação sexual, incorre numa falta (descrita nos versos seguintes).
Speakers
Didactic narrator within the Purāṇic discourse (Śrāddha injunctions; frame-speaker not explicit in the given excerpt)
Key Themes
DharmaPitṛ PūjāŚrāddhaBrahmacarya/continenceKarmic consequence