Shloka 18
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
जिस दिन पितरोंका श्राद्ध करनेकी इच्छा हो, उस दिन पहले श्राद्धकी क्रिया पूरी करे। उसके बाद पितरोंका तर्पण करके विधिपूर्वक बलिवैश्वदेव-कर्म करे। तदनन्तर ब्राह्मणोंको सत्कारपूर्वक भोजन करावे ।।
vayudeva uvaca | yasmin dine pitr̥ṇāṁ śrāddhaṁ kartum icchā bhavet tasmin dine pūrvaṁ śrāddhakriyāṁ samāpya | tataḥ pitr̥tarpanaṁ kṛtvā vidhivat balivaiśvadevakarma kuryāt | tadanantaraṁ brāhmaṇān satkārapūrvakaṁ bhojayet || tato'nnena viśeṣeṇa bhojayed atithīn api | arcāpūrva mahārāja tataḥ prīṇāti mānavān ||
Sinabi ni Vāyu: “Sa araw na ninanais gawin ang śrāddha para sa mga ninuno, dapat munang tapusin nang ganap ang mga ritong śrāddha. Pagkaraan nito, matapos maghandog ng tarpaṇa sa mga Pitṛ, dapat isagawa nang wasto ang mga handog na bali at Vaiśvadeva. Pagkatapos, pakainin ang mga Brāhmaṇa nang may paggalang. At saka, sa natatanging pag-iingat at mabuting pagkain, pakainin din ang mga panauhin; nauna ang magalang na pagsamba, O dakilang hari—sa gayon napalulugod ang mga tao.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches an ordered household dharma: complete the śrāddha first, then offer tarpaṇa to the ancestors, perform bali-vaiśvadeva as prescribed, and finally honor and feed Brāhmaṇas and guests. Proper sequence and respectful hospitality are presented as ethically pleasing and socially beneficial.
Vāyudeva instructs a king on correct conduct for a day of ancestral rites. He outlines the ritual sequence and emphasizes that after fulfilling obligations to the Pitṛs and the deities, one should extend honor through feeding to Brāhmaṇas and also to arriving guests.