Shloka 20
Adhyaya 30 — Madālasā’s Instruction on Household Duties and Naimittika–Śrāddha Rites
मातुः सपिण्डा ये च स्युर्ये च मातुः सहोदकाः ।
कुर्युरेनं विधिं सम्यगपुत्रस्य सुतासुतः ॥
mātuḥ sapiṇḍā ye ca syur ye ca mātuḥ sahodakāḥ |
kuryur enaṃ vidhiṃ samyag aputrasya sutāsutaḥ ||
ये मातुः सपिण्डाः ये च मातुः सहोदकाः। ते पुत्रहीनस्य विधिवत् कुर्युः कर्म तत्; दुहितुः पुत्रोऽपि (कुर्यात्)।
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FAQs
The Purāṇa recognizes maternal-line responsibility when the paternal-line performer is lacking, preventing ritual discontinuity and affirming broader family solidarity.
Ancillary dharma/ācāra instruction.
By authorizing maternal kin and the daughter’s son, the text treats lineage as a functional web for transmitting offerings—ritual efficacy is tied to relational legitimacy, not only strict patriliny.