Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
शकटोर्व्याँ परस्याप्सु ब्राह्मणस्य करे तथा | हुते प्रीतिकरीमृद्धिं भगवांस्तत्र मन््यते
śakaṭor vyāṃ parasyāpsu brāhmaṇasya kare tathā | hute prītikarīm ṛddhiṃ bhagavāṃs tatra manyate ||
婆悉吒说道:“即便供献行于非常或边缘之处——在车辙之道上,在他人之水中,乃至在婆罗门之手上——若以吠陀权威与正直之意而作真实供养,主火神阿耆尼亦于彼处纳受。供献既毕,便认为阿耆尼得其悦增,兴盛随之而来。”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
That the efficacy and acceptability of an oblation depend primarily on its being a genuine ‘huta’ grounded in Vedic authority and right intention; even non-ideal locations do not necessarily invalidate the act when performed correctly, and Agni is understood to accept it and bestow/experience ‘ṛddhi’ (prosperous increase).
Vasiṣṭha is explaining ritual principles: he lists atypical places (a cart-path, another’s water, a brāhmaṇa’s hand) and states that when an offering is duly made, Agni is regarded as present there and, upon completion of the homa, as attaining delight-giving prosperity—affirming the ritual’s legitimacy under proper norms.