Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 29, Shloka 34
Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality
पितॄन् उद्दिश्य विप्रांश्च भोजयेद्विप्रमेव वा ।
अन्नस्याग्रं तदुद्धृत्य ब्राह्मणायोपपादयेत् ॥
pitṝn uddiśya viprāṃś ca bhojayed vipram eva vā / annasyāgraṃ tad uddhṛtya brāhmaṇāyopapādayet
Sa layuning ialay sa mga Pitṛ (mga ninuno), dapat niyang pakainin ang mga Brahmin—o kahit isang Brahmin lamang. Pagkatapos ilabas ang unang bahagi ng pagkain, dapat niya itong ihandog sa isang Brahmin.
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FAQs
Ancestral rites are fulfilled through concrete acts of giving; even minimal means (feeding one qualified person) can uphold the intention and duty.
Ritual-dharma instruction; not directly pancalakṣaṇa.
Offering the ‘first portion’ signifies placing dharma before personal appetite—an inner yajña where desire is subordinated to reverence.