Shloka 164
Genealogy of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Procedure of Śrāddha
सार्ववर्णिकमन्नाद्यमानयेत्सावधारणं । समुत्सृजेद्भुक्तवतामग्रतो विकिरान्भुवि
sārvavarṇikamannādyamānayetsāvadhāraṇaṃ | samutsṛjedbhuktavatāmagrato vikirānbhuvi
Nên cẩn trọng đem đến thức ăn và các vật dụng khác thích hợp cho mọi giai tầng. Và sau khi mọi người đã dùng bữa, nên kính cẩn để riêng phần còn lại, đồng thời rải một phần xuống đất trước mặt những người đã ăn.
Unspecified (narrative/instructional voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa, Adhyaya 9)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: sārvavarṇikamannādyam = sārvavarṇikam + annādyam; annādyamānayet = annādyam + ānayet; ānayetsāvadhāraṇaṃ = ānayet + sāvadhāraṇaṃ; samutsṛjedbhuktavatām = samutsṛjet + bhuktavatām (Jashvta); vikirānbhuvi = vikirān + bhuvi
FAQs
It instructs that food suitable for everyone should be provided carefully, and that after diners have eaten, the remaining portions should be set aside/strewn on the ground in front—an etiquette linked to post-meal offering and respectful handling of leftovers.
It highlights inclusivity in hospitality: provisions should be appropriate and acceptable for people of different social groups, reflecting a dharmic ideal of broad, non-discriminatory feeding.
Careful hospitality—providing thoughtfully, ensuring people are fed, and treating leftover food with ritual and social respect rather than negligence—constitutes righteous conduct (dharma).