Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 31, Shloka 62
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
ततस्तदन्नं भुञ्जीत सह भृत्यादिभिर्नरः ।
एवं कुर्वोति धर्मज्ञः श्राद्धं पित्र्यं समाहितः ॥
tatas tad annaṃ bhuñjīta saha bhṛtyādibhir naraḥ | evaṃ kurvoti dharmajñaḥ śrāddhaṃ pitryaṃ samāhitaḥ ||
Pagkatapos, dapat kainin ng lalaki ang pagkaing iyon kasama ng mga alipin at iba pa (mga umaasa sa kanya). Sa gayon, ang nakaaalam ng dharma, mapagmatyag at panatag, ay nagsasagawa nang wasto ng śrāddha para sa mga ninuno.
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FAQs
Ritual merit is coupled with social responsibility: the rite’s food is not for private indulgence; it is integrated into the household through inclusive sharing and disciplined attention.
Ācāra/Dharma guidance.
Eating ‘with dependents’ symbolizes extension of ancestral blessing across the household unit, making the family a single ritual body.