Shloka 4

Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure

Sanskrit

तेपसम्बन्धिनश्चान्ये पितामहपितामहात् ।

प्रभृत्युक्तास्त्रयस्तेषां यजमानश्च सप्तमः ॥

Transliteration

tepasambandhinaś cānye pitāmahapitāmahāt | prabhṛty uktās trayas teṣāṃ yajamānaś ca saptamaḥ ||

Translation

अन्ये तु ‘तेप’सम्बन्धिनो ज्ञेयाः पितामहस्य पितामहादारभ्य परतः । तादृशास्त्रय उच्यन्ते; यजमानस्तु सप्तमः ॥

Word by Word

तेपसम्बन्धिनःconnected by tepas (lineage/relationship term)

चand

अन्येothers

पितामहपितामहात्from the great-great-grandfather (grandfather of grandfather)

प्रभृतिstarting from

उक्ताःare said/called

त्रयःthree

तेषाम्of them

यजमानःthe sacrificer/performer (of śrāddha)

चand

सप्तमःthe seventh

Speakers

Madālasā

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "dharma", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

Pitṛ-pūjāŚrāddhaGenealogical mappingRitual eligibility

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The rite is anchored in a defined kin-network: dharma is operationalized through explicit relational boundaries, preventing both neglect and overreach in ritual address.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ancillary dharma instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘seven’ implies a complete field of lineage influence around the performer—an ordered mandala of ancestry in which offerings circulate.