ब्राह्मणो यजमानो वा ब्रह्मचर्यं विना यदि । भुंक्ते दद्याच्च यच्छ्राद्धं तद्राजन्व्यर्थतां व्रजेत्
brāhmaṇo yajamāno vā brahmacaryaṃ vinā yadi | bhuṃkte dadyācca yacchrāddhaṃ tadrājanvyarthatāṃ vrajet
О царь, если брахман (совершающий или принимающий) или жертвователь (yajamāna), не соблюдая брахмачарью (воздержание и дисциплину), ест или раздаёт во время шраддхи, то та шраддха становится бесплодной.
Skanda (deduced)
Listener: King (rājan/nṛpa)
Scene: A king receiving instruction: a sage points to two figures—yajamāna and brāhmaṇa—both observing disciplined posture and restraint; a contrasting vignette shows lax conduct leading to ritual nullity.
Inner discipline (brahmacarya) safeguards the sanctity of offerings; ritual power depends on ethical restraint.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a conduct rule within the broader tīrtha-māhātmya discourse.
During śrāddha, both patron and brāhmaṇa should maintain brahmacarya/discipline; otherwise the rite loses merit.
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