पितृणां तर्पणार्थाय मेध्याः संकीर्तिता बुधैः । पदार्था रुधिरं प्रोक्तं राक्षसानां प्रतर्पणे
pitṛṇāṃ tarpaṇārthāya medhyāḥ saṃkīrtitā budhaiḥ | padārthā rudhiraṃ proktaṃ rākṣasānāṃ pratarpaṇe
پِتروں کی تسکین کے لیے داناؤں نے پاک اور موزوں نذرانے بیان کیے ہیں؛ اور راکشسوں کی ترپتی کے لیے خون کو نذر کہا گیا ہے۔
Ṛṣis (continued)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic tableau: sages enumerating pure offerings for pitṛs (water, tila, piṇḍa) contrasted with a dark, rākṣasa-associated bowl of blood marked as unfit for pitṛ rites.
Rituals must align with dharmic categories of purity; offerings appropriate for one class of beings may be improper for another.
The verse is part of the Rāmahrada discussion but focuses on ritual classification rather than praising a new site.
It implies that Pitṛ-tarpaṇa should be done with medhya (pure) substances, not with blood.