गृहस्थस्य सदाचारः: शौच, तर্পण, वैश्वदेव, अतिथिधर्म, भोजन-विधि, संध्योपासन, ऋतु-धर्मः
मातामहाय तत्पित्रे तत्पित्रे च समाहितः दद्यात् पैत्रेण तीर्थेन काम्यं चान्यच् छृणुष्व मे
mātāmahāya tatpitre tatpitre ca samāhitaḥ dadyāt paitreṇa tīrthena kāmyaṃ cānyac chṛṇuṣva me
Với tâm chuyên nhất, hãy dâng lễ cho ông ngoại, cho cha của ông ấy, và cho cha của cha ông ấy nữa, theo phương thức tīrtha dành cho Pitṛ; và nay hãy nghe ta nói về những nghi lễ khác nhằm đạt các quả báo mong cầu.
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
This verse explicitly includes the maternal line (mātāmaha and his forefathers) in śrāddha offerings, showing that ancestral duty extends beyond the paternal line and sustains dharmic continuity.
By stressing samāhitaḥ (a composed, focused mind), Parāśara indicates that inner attentiveness is integral to ritual efficacy and dharma, not merely the external act of offering.
In the Vishnu Purana’s dharma framework, properly ordered rites—such as śrāddha—support cosmic stability ultimately grounded in Vishnu’s sovereignty as the sustainer of order, even when Vishnu is not named in the verse.