Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.14.19
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyOffer to Forefathers at Prescribed Times
“A brāhmaṇa who is sufficiently rich must offer oblations to the forefathers during the dark-moon fortnight in the latter part of the month of Bhādra. Similarly, he should offer oblations to the relatives of the forefathers during the mahālayā ceremonies in the month of Āśvina.*”
What the purport teaches
- A brāhmaṇa who is sufficiently rich must offer oblations to the forefathers. The instruction addresses someone with the means to make these offerings.
- Offerings to the forefathers should be made during the dark-moon fortnight in the latter part of Bhādra.
- Offerings should also be made to the relatives of the forefathers during the mahālayā ceremonies in Āśvina.
Try this today
Write down the two periods named here and whom the offerings are intended to honor.
Ask yourself
What does this instruction teach me about remembering family responsibilities when I have sufficient means?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.