Shloka 64
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
वर्ज्यानि चाहुर्विप्रेन्द्र ! कोपोऽध्वगमनं त्वरा ।
राजतञ्च तथा पात्रं शस्तं श्राद्धेषु पुत्रक ! ॥
varjyāni cāhur viprendra! kopo 'dhvagamanaṃ tvarā | rājataṃ ca tathā pātraṃ śastaṃ śrāddheṣu putraka! ||
एतानि वर्जनीयानीति वदन्ति, हे ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ—क्रोधं यात्रां च शीघ्रताम्। श्राद्धकर्मणि च रजतपात्रं प्रशस्यते, प्रिय पुत्र॥
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FAQs
Śrāddha demands inner and outer order: anger and haste disturb mental purity, while travel disrupts steadiness. Proper materials (like a silver vessel) support reverence and correctness.
Ācāra/Dharma instruction.
Avoiding kopa and tvarā emphasizes sattvic containment; the rite is a ‘slow’ sacrament. Silver, associated with coolness and lunar symbolism, aligns with ancestral (pitṛ) orientation.