Adhyaya 32 — Rules for Parvana Śrāddha: Foods that Please the Ancestors and Items to Avoid
एतत् ते पुत्र कथितं श्राद्धकर्म यथोदितम् । काम्यानां श्रूयतां वत्स श्राद्धानां तिथिकीर्तनम् ॥
etat te putra kathitaṃ śrāddha-karma yathoditam / kāmyānāṃ śrūyatāṃ vatsa śrāddhānāṃ tithi-kīrtanam
یوں، اے بیٹے، روایت کے مطابق جیسا کہا گیا ہے ویسا ہی شرادھ کا وِدھان تمہیں سمجھا دیا گیا۔ اب، پیارے بچے، کامیہ شرادھوں کے لیے تِتھیوں کی تلاوت سنو۔
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The text distinguishes between duty-based performance and desire-based performance, indicating an ethical hierarchy while still accommodating householders’ aims within a regulated framework.
It is a structural transition in a dharma section; not pancalakṣaṇa.
‘Naming the tithis’ implies that time itself is a sacramental medium; aligning action with sacred time is a way of harmonizing personal intention with cosmic rhythm.