Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 29, Shloka 34
Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality
पितॄन् उद्दिश्य विप्रांश्च भोजयेद्विप्रमेव वा ।
अन्नस्याग्रं तदुद्धृत्य ब्राह्मणायोपपादयेत् ॥
pitṝn uddiśya viprāṃś ca bhojayed vipram eva vā / annasyāgraṃ tad uddhṛtya brāhmaṇāyopapādayet
以供奉诸祖灵（Pitṛs）之意，他应供食婆罗门——即便仅一位婆罗门亦可。先取出食物的第一份，然后将此份奉献给婆罗门。
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FAQs
Ancestral rites are fulfilled through concrete acts of giving; even minimal means (feeding one qualified person) can uphold the intention and duty.
Ritual-dharma instruction; not directly pancalakṣaṇa.
Offering the ‘first portion’ signifies placing dharma before personal appetite—an inner yajña where desire is subordinated to reverence.