Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 31, Shloka 17
Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure
एवमाप्यायनं वत्स बहूनामिह बान्धवैः ।
श्राद्धं कुर्वदिभरन्नाम्बुबिन्दुक्षेपेण जायते ॥
evam āpyāyanaṃ vatsa bahūnām iha bāndhavaiḥ / śrāddhaṃ kurvadibharannāmbubindukṣepeṇa jāyate
因此，亲爱的孩子，当施罗陀（śrāddha）正在举行之时，依此方式，许多亲属在此得生滋养——甚至仅凭抛撒食物与洒散水滴亦然。
{ "primaryRasa": "bhakti", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }
FAQs
No act within a sacred duty is ‘too small’: the Purāṇic ethic encourages attentiveness, showing how minute offerings can still generate welfare for many connected beings.
Dharma/Ācāra synthesis statement; it does not directly map to sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita, but supports the Purāṇic social-religious ecosystem.
Drops (bindu) and crumbs signify the subtle: the verse encodes that ‘micro-offerings’ can operate as conduits in the unseen economy of pitṛs, reflecting a worldview where consciousness and substance interpenetrate.