Shloka 16
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
इस प्रकार बलि समर्पण करके ब्राह्मणको विधिपूर्वक भिक्षा दे। यदि ब्राह्मण न मिले तो अन्नमेंसे थोड़ा-सा अग्रग्रास निकालकर उसका अग्निमें होम कर दे ।।
yadā śrāddhaṃ pitṛbhyo 'pi dātum icchet mānavaḥ | tadā paścāt prakurvīta nivṛtte śrāddhakarmaṇi ||
Sa gayon, matapos ialay ang bali, magbigay ng limos sa Brahmin ayon sa tuntunin. Kung walang matagpuang Brahmin, kumuha ng kaunting unang bahagi ng pagkain at ihandog bilang homa sa apoy. At kung nanaisin din ng tao na mag-alay ng śrāddha para sa mga Pitṛ (mga ninunong espiritu), gawin niya iyon pagkatapos lamang—kapag natapos na nang wasto ang pangunahing gawain ng śrāddha.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual duties should be performed in the correct sequence: if one intends to offer to the ancestors as well, that offering must be done only after the main śrāddha rite is properly concluded, preserving dharmic order and purity of intention.
Vāyudeva is giving prescriptive guidance on śrāddha procedure, specifying when an additional offering to the Pitṛs should be performed—namely, only after the completion of the ongoing śrāddha ritual.