Adhyaya 30 — Madālasā’s Instruction on Household Duties and Naimittika–Śrāddha Rites
अभिरण्यतामिति ब्रूयाद् ब्रूयुस्ते 'भिरताः स्म ह ।
प्रतिमासं भवेदेतत् कार्यमावात्सरं नरैः ॥
abhiraṇyatām iti brūyād brūyus te 'bhiratāḥ sma ha | pratimāsaṃ bhaved etat kāryam ā vatsaraṃ naraiḥ ||
वदेत्—‘अभिरण्यताम्’ इति। ते वदेरन्—‘अभिरताः स्म’ इति। एष विधिर्नरैर्मासे मासे संवत्सरपर्यन्तं कर्तव्यः।
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Dharma is sustained by repetition and community validation: the exchange of blessings marks social and ritual completion, while the year-long discipline expresses steady care for the departed.
Ritual-dharma instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
A monthly cadence mirrors lunar time; steady observance symbolically guides the departed through stages, converting grief into regulated offering and remembrance.