Shloka 22
Adhyaya 32 — Rules for Parvana Śrāddha: Foods that Please the Ancestors and Items to Avoid
श्वा चैव हन्ति श्राद्धानि यातुधानाश्च दर्शनात् ।
तस्मात् सुसंवृतो दद्याद् तिलैश्चावकिरन् महीम् ॥
śvā caiva hanti śrāddhāni yātudhānāś ca darśanāt / tasmāt susaṃvṛto dadyāt tilaiś cāvakiran mahīm
நாய் நிச்சயமாக ஸ்ராத்தத்தை அழிக்கும்; யாதுதானர்களும் பார்வையாலேயே (அதை) கெடுப்பர். ஆகவே காணிக்கைகளை நன்றாக மூடி பாதுகாத்து அளிக்க வேண்டும்; நிலத்தில் எள்ளைச் சிதற வேண்டும்.
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FAQs
The rite must be protected from disturbance—both physical (animals) and unseen (hostile forces). Practical care (covering/guarding offerings) and traditional protections (tila) work together.
Dharma/ācāra instruction.
Sesame (tila) is widely associated with Pitṛs and protective purification. Scattering tila marks and seals the ritual space, symbolically feeding/appeasing appropriate forces while repelling impediments.