Shloka 93
दानशील-समाचारः, सत्कारः, अहिंसा च
Umā–Maheśvara Saṃvāda
हृष्यन्ति पितरश्चास्य श्राद्धकाल उपस्थिते । उसका भलीभाँति अनुष्ठान करके मनुष्य सुखी और निश्चिन्त हो जाता है। द्विजको चाहिये कि वह निराहार एवं एकाग्रचित्त होकर तीन दिनोंतक गोमूत्र
hṛṣyanti pitaraś cāsya śrāddhakāla upasthite |
Sinabi ni Dhaugya: “Kapag dumating ang panahon ng śrāddha, nagagalak ang mga ninuno ng taong ito at lumalapit. Sa wastong pagsasagawa ng ritwal, ang tao’y nagiging panatag at walang pangamba. Ang dvija (ang ‘dalawang ulit na isinilang’) ay dapat mag-ayuno at magpokus ng isip; sa loob ng tatlong araw, maghandog ng mga oblation sa apoy gamit ang ihi ng baka, dumi ng baka, gatas ng baka, at ghee ng baka. Pagkaraan, kapag natapos ang isang buong taon, tinatanggap ng mga diyos ang kanyang pagsamba, at nalulugod din ang mga Pitṛ kapag dumarating ang panahon ng śrāddha sa kanyang tahanan.”
धौग्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Properly performed śrāddha and disciplined ritual observance—done with fasting and focused mind—brings inner peace to the practitioner and is said to please both the gods and one’s ancestors, reinforcing the dharmic duty of gratitude and continuity toward forebears.
Dhaugya describes a prescribed observance for a dvija: for three days, while fasting and concentrating, one offers specific cow-derived substances as oblations into the fire; after a year’s completion, the gods accept the worship, and at the time of śrāddha the Pitṛs are especially pleased and present.