Shloka 54
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
सतिलेन ततोऽन्नेन पिण्डान् सव्येन पुत्रक ।
पितानुद्दिश्य दर्भेषु दद्यादुच्छिष्टसन्निधौ ॥
satilena tato 'nnena piṇḍān savyena putraka ! / pitanuddiśya darbheṣu dadyāducchiṣṭasannidhau
ततः तिलमिश्रान्नेन, हे पुत्र, वामहस्तेन पिण्डान् दद्यात्; दर्भेषु पितृदेवताभ्यः समर्प्य, शिष्टान्नसमीपे॥
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FAQs
Remembrance is enacted through precise giving: the piṇḍa is a concrete token of gratitude and continuity, offered with prescribed materials (tila, darbha) and disciplined gesture.
Ācāra/dharma instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
The piṇḍa symbolizes embodied lineage; darbha is a purifier and ‘seat’ for subtle recipients, while tila is traditionally linked with pitṛs—together forming a ritual bridge between gross and subtle realms.