Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 30, Shloka 14
Adhyaya 30 — Madālasā’s Instruction on Household Duties and Naimittika–Śrāddha Rites
अपसव्यञ्च तत्रापि भोजयेदयुजो द्विजान् ।
विशेषस्तत्र चान्योऽस्ति प्रतिमासं क्रियाधिकः ॥
apasavyañ ca tatrāpi bhojayed ayujo dvijān |
viśeṣas tatra cānyo 'sti pratimāsaṃ kriyādhikaḥ ||
Doon din, sa paraang apasavya (pakaliwa, para sa mga pitṛ), dapat pakainin ang mga dwija (mga brāhmaṇa) sa bilang na di-pantay o kakaiba (odd). Binanggit pa ang isang natatanging punto: ang ritong ito ay dapat isagawa buwan-buwan na may dagdag na pagtalima o pag-aayuno (vrata).
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FAQs
Ancestral obligation is framed as disciplined hospitality and regular remembrance; the monthly cadence turns grief into sustained dharmic care rather than a single event.
Ancillary dharma/ācāra material; not directly one of the pañcalakṣaṇa narrative-axes.
Apasavya orientation and odd counts encode ‘pitṛ-directionality’—a ritual grammar marking the rite as belonging to lineage and the subtle realm of ancestors rather than to deva-yajña.