Shloka 19
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
ये ये श्राद्धे न युज्यन्ते मूकान्धवधिरादय: । तेडपि सर्वे नियोक्तव्या मिश्रिता वेदपारगै:,किंतु अंधे, गूँगे, बहरे आदि जिन-जिन ब्राह्मणोंको श्राद्धमें वर्जित बताया गया है, उन सबको वेदपारंगत ब्राह्मणोंके साथ श्राद्धमें सम्मिलित किया जा सकता है
ye ye śrāddhe na yujyante mūkāndha-vadhirādayaḥ | teḍ api sarve niyoktavyā miśritā vedapāragaiḥ ||
Sinabi ni Mārkaṇḍeya: “Ang mga brāhmaṇa na itinuturing na di-angkop sa śrāddha—gaya ng pipi, bulag, bingi, at iba pa—ay maaari pa ring isama, kung sila’y pauupuin at isasagawa ang paglahok kasama ng mga brāhmaṇa na dalubhasa sa Veda.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when certain persons are traditionally listed as ineligible for direct appointment in śrāddha, they need not be wholly excluded; they may be included when associated with Veda-proficient Brahmins, balancing ritual norms with humane inclusion.
Mārkaṇḍeya is instructing about proper conduct in śrāddha rites, clarifying how to treat categories of Brahmins sometimes said to be ‘not to be engaged’—allowing their participation when joined with learned officiants.