Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 31, Shloka 49
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
यथा सुखं जुषध्वं भो इति वाच्यमनिष्टुरम् ।
भुञ्जीरंश्च ततस्तेऽपि तच्चित्ता मौनिनः सुखम् ॥
yathā sukhaṃ juṣadhvaṃ bho iti vācyamaniṣṭhuram / bhuñjīraṃśca tataste 'pi taccittā mauninaḥ sukham
Pagkaraan, dapat niyang sabihin nang marahan at walang kabagsikan: “Mangyaring kumain nang maginhawa, mga ginoo.” Pagkatapos ay kumain sila nang tahimik, nasisiyahan, at ang isip ay nakatuon sa ritong iyon, nang payapa.
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FAQs
The rite is sustained by vāṅ-niyama (discipline of speech): gentleness toward guests is itself dharma, and the guests’ silence indicates focused participation rather than casual eating.
Supplementary dharma material (ācāra) rather than pañcalakṣaṇa narrative segments.
Silence (mauna) during consumption functions as a containment of prāṇa and attention, making the act of eating an inward offering aligned to pitṛ-tarpaṇa intent.