Shloka 63
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
यथा वा द्विजमुख्यानां परितोषोऽभिजायते ।
त्रीणि श्राद्धे पवित्राणि दौहित्रं कुतपस्तिलाः ॥
yathā vā dvijamukhyānāṃ paritoṣo 'bhijāyate | trīṇi śrāddhe pavitrāṇi dauhitraṃ kutapas tilāḥ ||
येन चोपायेन ब्राह्मणाः श्रेष्ठाः सन्तुष्यन्ति तदपि विजानीयात्। श्राद्धे त्रयः पावनाः—दुहितृपुत्रः, कुतपः, तिलाश्च॥
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FAQs
Ritual efficacy is tied to purity markers and relational dharma: the dauhitra (daughter’s son) is singled out as auspicious in ancestral contexts, alongside sanctioned implements like kutapa and tila.
Ācāra/Dharma instruction.
The ‘three purifiers’ combine lineage (dauhitra), seat/setting (kutapa), and offering substance (tila), indicating that person–place–material must align for ancestral rites.