अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि स्वशाखायाः स्मृतं नृप । स्वदेशवर्णजातीयं यथा स्यादत्र निर्वृतिः
ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi svaśākhāyāḥ smṛtaṃ nṛpa | svadeśavarṇajātīyaṃ yathā syādatra nirvṛtiḥ
اب، اے نَرِپ! میں وہ بیان کروں گا جو اپنی ہی ویدی شاخا میں محفوظ ہے، اور اپنے دیس، ورن اور جات کے مطابق جو طریقے ہیں—تاکہ یہاں درست اطمینان اور صحتِ عمل حاصل ہو۔
Bhartṛyajña
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King
Scene: The sage points to different manuscripts/recension scrolls labeled by śākhā, while attendants bring regional offerings; the king listens as ‘local custom’ and ‘Vedic branch’ are reconciled.
Dharma is both universal and contextual: śrāddha should respect core principles while aligning with one’s śākhā and legitimate local tradition.
The site-context remains Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya, though the verse itself discusses ritual adaptability rather than a tīrtha description.
It prescribes that śrāddha details be followed according to one’s Vedic śākhā and appropriate regional/communal norms.