ब्राह्मणो यजमानो वा ब्रह्मचर्यं विना यदि । भुंक्ते दद्याच्च यच्छ्राद्धं तद्राजन्व्यर्थतां व्रजेत्
brāhmaṇo yajamāno vā brahmacaryaṃ vinā yadi | bhuṃkte dadyācca yacchrāddhaṃ tadrājanvyarthatāṃ vrajet
اے راجن! اگر برہمن یا یجمان برہمچریہ (ضبطِ نفس) کے بغیر شرادھ کے دوران کھائے یا دے، تو وہ شرادھ بےثمر ہو جاتا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced)
Listener: King (rājan/nṛpa)
Scene: A king receiving instruction: a sage points to two figures—yajamāna and brāhmaṇa—both observing disciplined posture and restraint; a contrasting vignette shows lax conduct leading to ritual nullity.
Inner discipline (brahmacarya) safeguards the sanctity of offerings; ritual power depends on ethical restraint.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a conduct rule within the broader tīrtha-māhātmya discourse.
During śrāddha, both patron and brāhmaṇa should maintain brahmacarya/discipline; otherwise the rite loses merit.
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