Shloka 21
Śrāddha’s Cosmic Reach and Kāla-Nirṇaya (Sacred Timings): Amāvāsyā, Nakṣatra-Yoga, Tīrtha, and Minimum Offerings
पितृगीतांस् तथैवात्र श्लोकांस् तांश् च शृणुष्व मे श्रुत्वा तथैव भवता भाव्यं तत्रादृतात्मना
pitṛgītāṃs tathaivātra ślokāṃs tāṃś ca śṛṇuṣva me śrutvā tathaiva bhavatā bhāvyaṃ tatrādṛtātmanā
Pakinggan mo mula sa akin, dito at ngayon, ang mga banal na śloka na inaawit bilang papuri sa mga Pitṛ. Pagkarinig mo, ikaw man ay dapat kumilos nang ayon dito sa pagsasagawa, na may pusong mapitagan at mapagmatyag.
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse frames the Pitṛ-gītā as authoritative sacred recitation and links hearing it to proper practice—honoring the Pitṛs through reverent observance.
He emphasizes śravaṇa (listening) followed by anuṣṭhāna (doing accordingly), insisting that the practice must be performed with an attentive and respectful disposition (ādṛta-ātman).
Even in Pitṛ-focused sections, the Vishnu Purana situates dharma and ritual order within a Vishnu-governed cosmic sovereignty—right rites are part of sustaining universal order under the Supreme Reality.