Shloka 40
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
तथैव मातामहानां विधिरुक्तो मनीषिभिः । विष्टारार्थे कुशान् दत्त्वा पूज्य चार्घ्यादिना बुधः ॥
tathaiva mātāmahānāṃ vidhir ukto manīṣibhiḥ / viṣṭarārthe kuśān dattvā pūjya cārghyādinā budhaḥ
एवमेव मातामहानां विधिः प्राज्ञैः प्रकीर्तितः। कुशैर्विष्टारं दत्त्वा बुद्धिमान् अर्घ्यादिभिः तान् पूजयेत्।
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FAQs
The maternal lineage is explicitly honored alongside the paternal, underscoring completeness in gratitude and remembrance; dharma includes acknowledging all lines of ancestral support.
This is ritual-ācāra instruction rather than sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita narrative content.
Kuśa as ‘seat’ signifies establishing a stable locus for subtle presence; arghya symbolizes offering one’s vital essence (respectfully externalized) to the ancestral continuum.