Shloka 150
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
शकटोर्व्याँ परस्याप्सु ब्राह्मणस्य करे तथा | हुते प्रीतिकरीमृद्धिं भगवांस्तत्र मन््यते
śakaṭor vyāṃ parasyāpsu brāhmaṇasya kare tathā | hute prītikarīm ṛddhiṃ bhagavāṃs tatra manyate ||
Sinabi ni Vasiṣṭha: “Kahit ang handog ay gawin sa di-karaniwan o nasa gilid na mga lugar—sa bakas ng kariton, sa tubig ng iba, o maging sa kamay ng isang brāhmaṇa—kung ito’y isinasagawa bilang tunay na alay, na may kapangyarihan ng Veda at wastong layon, tinatanggap ito roon ni Panginoong Agni. Pagkatapos makumpleto ang handog, itinuturing na nararanasan ni Agni ang ligayang nagdudulot ng pagdami at kasaganaan.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the efficacy and acceptability of an oblation depend primarily on its being a genuine ‘huta’ grounded in Vedic authority and right intention; even non-ideal locations do not necessarily invalidate the act when performed correctly, and Agni is understood to accept it and bestow/experience ‘ṛddhi’ (prosperous increase).
Vasiṣṭha is explaining ritual principles: he lists atypical places (a cart-path, another’s water, a brāhmaṇa’s hand) and states that when an offering is duly made, Agni is regarded as present there and, upon completion of the homa, as attaining delight-giving prosperity—affirming the ritual’s legitimacy under proper norms.