Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
ये ये श्राद्धे न युज्यन्ते मूकान्धवधिरादय: । तेडपि सर्वे नियोक्तव्या मिश्रिता वेदपारगै:,किंतु अंधे, गूँगे, बहरे आदि जिन-जिन ब्राह्मणोंको श्राद्धमें वर्जित बताया गया है, उन सबको वेदपारंगत ब्राह्मणोंके साथ श्राद्धमें सम्मिलित किया जा सकता है
ye ye śrāddhe na yujyante mūkāndha-vadhirādayaḥ | teḍ api sarve niyoktavyā miśritā vedapāragaiḥ ||
马尔坎德耶说道:“凡被称为不宜在祖祭(śrāddha)中任用的婆罗门——如哑者、盲者、聋者等——也都可以纳入,只要使他们与通达吠陀的婆罗门同席同事而行。”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Even when certain persons are traditionally listed as ineligible for direct appointment in śrāddha, they need not be wholly excluded; they may be included when associated with Veda-proficient Brahmins, balancing ritual norms with humane inclusion.
Mārkaṇḍeya is instructing about proper conduct in śrāddha rites, clarifying how to treat categories of Brahmins sometimes said to be ‘not to be engaged’—allowing their participation when joined with learned officiants.