Shloka 33
Adhyaya 32 — Rules for Parvana Śrāddha: Foods that Please the Ancestors and Items to Avoid
Sanskrit
गयायामथवा पिण्डं खड्गमांसं महाहविः । कालशाकं तिलाढ्यं वा कृसरं मासतृप्तये ॥
Transliteration
gayāyām athavā piṇḍaṃ khaḍgamāṃsaṃ mahāhaviḥ / kālaśākaṃ tilāḍhyaṃ vā kṛsaraṃ māsatṛptaye
Translation
गयायां पिण्डदानं कर्तव्यं; खड्गमृगमांसं महाहविरुच्यते। अथवा कृष्णशाकं वा, तिलबहुला कृत्सरा वा दातव्या—एते पितॄन् मासपर्यन्तं तर्पयन्तीति श्रूयते।
Speakers
Madālasā instructing (to her son) in dharma/ritual matters (continuing śrāddha instructions)
Primary Deities
Pitṛs (ancestors)
Key ThemesDharmaPitṛ PūjāŚrāddhaTīrtha (Gayā)Ritual offerings