व्यवहारमयूख (नीलकण्ठ भट्ट - पश्चिमी भारत की हिन्दू न्याय-संहिता एवं व्यवहार कोष)

126 VYAVAHĀRAMAYŪKHA [ S. IV ś. 26-28 / M. p. 60 L32-p. 61 L 23
of the dattaka) with two (natural and adoptive fathers) while the grand
sons of them (of the dattaka and the rest) should perform (the sapiṇḍī
karaṇa of their father the son of the dattaka) together with one (i e
the dattaka) As regards the fourth generation (i e the great-grand
son of the dattaka) there is an option. Therefore this piṇḍa relation-
ship extends to three generations only "On days (such as new moon)
common (to all deceased ancestors for performing śrāddha) there is no
distinction as regards members of the groups (of the dead on the natural
fathers side or the adoptive fathers side) but on the day of the
anniversary of death they (the dattaka and the rest) should perform
according to the prescribed rules the śrāddha with reference to one
(deceased person) only
that also has the same import as the text of Kātyāyana (discussed
above) The meaning is as follows The dvyāmuṣyāyaṇa adopted son
and the like should perform the sapiṇḍīkaraṇa of persons dying in the
families of their natural father and their adoptive father with members of
their own group viz their fathers and the rest, but the sons of the adopted
son and the like should perform (the sapiṇḍīkaraṇa) of the latter in con-
junction with both the natural and adoptive fathers The grandsons of them
(of the dattaka &c.) also (should join) their (deceased) father with the
dattaka who is their grandfather and with the natural father of the dattaka
(who is their) great-grandfather Caturthe puruṣe (as to the fourth
generation) means as regards the great grandson of the dattaka
Chandaḥ means volition (The meaning is that) the great-grandson
of the dattaka performing the sapiṇḍana of his own father i e grandson of
the dattaka may repeat the name of the adoptive father or not, but he must
repeat (or invoke) the name of the natural father (of the dattaka) At the
new moon and other times that are sādhāraṇa (common i e when one
may perform a śrāddha for all ancestors &c) śrāddha should be offered to
members of the families of the natural and adoptive fathers while on the
day of the anniversary of death a śrāddha called ekoddiṣṭa should be per-
formed with reference to one (deceased) person only
Some however say that there is no such thing as a kevaladattaka
(a simple adopted son) because there is no text containing a positive injunction
about him and further that since there is no text positively prescribing the
condition 'this son belongs to us both' a son taken (in adoption) even
without such a condition is still a dvyāmuṣyāyaṇa and that by him
two śrāddhas or one śrāddha intended for both the natural and adoptive
fathers should be performed on the day of the new moon and the like
while the son of him (of the adopted man) should perform the sapiṇḍī
karaṇa and the pārvaṇa-śrāddha and the rest for the adopted man
(when dead) in conjunction with both the natural and the adoptive fathers
F 11 (text)