Shloka 34
Pātra-Nirṇaya and Ritual Procedure: Who to Feed, Who to Avoid, and Step-by-Step Śrāddha Performance
पिता पितामहश् चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः तृप्तिं प्रयान्तु पिण्डेन मया दत्तेन भूतले
pitā pitāmahaś caiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ tṛptiṃ prayāntu piṇḍena mayā dattena bhūtale
میرے والد، دادا اور پردادا—میں نے زمین پر جو پِنڈ نذر کیا ہے، اس کے ذریعے وہ سب سیرابی و تسکین پائیں۔
Sage Parāśara (instructing Maitreya on śrāddha mantras and procedure)
FAQs
This verse frames piṇḍa-dāna as a direct means of granting “tṛpti” (satisfaction) to one’s paternal ancestors, sustaining lineage-duty (pitṛ-ṛṇa) within dharma.
He presents śrāddha as a structured act of offering—placed on the earth and dedicated by intention/mantra—so that the immediate three paternal generations receive contentment through the rite.
Even in ritual instruction, the Vishnu Purana situates dharma as part of cosmic governance—ancestral rites uphold order and continuity ultimately under Vishnu’s supreme sustaining power.