Shloka : 91

संस्काराश्चान्हिकं श्राद्धं यथाकालं यथाधनम् ।

स्वस्वगृह्यानुसारेण कर्तव्यं च द्विजन्मभि: ॥ 91 ॥

અને જે દ્વિજ હોય તેમણે ગર્ભાધાનાદિક સંસ્કાર તથા આહ્નિક તથા શ્રાદ્ધ, એ ત્રણ જે તે પોતાના ગૃહ્યસૂત્રને અનુસારે કરીને, જેવો જેનો અવસર હોય અને જેવી ધનસંપત્તિ હોય તે પ્રમાણે કરવાં. ॥ 91 ॥

And a Brahmin should perform the three rituals which are the 'Sanskar' i.e. ceremonies like purification ceremony at the time of conception etc.; 'Ahnik' i.e. daily worship, service to God; 'Shraddh' i.e. funeral ceremonies for the deceased ancestors. These rituals should be performed as per situation, occasion and the financial status of person. || 91 ||

Commentary

The devotees of Shri Hari, belonging to Brahmin, Kshatriya and Vaishya caste, should perform the sixteen 'Sanskars' i.e. ceremonies. These ceremonies are to be performed alongwith Vedic Mantras at the time of conception, when a girl attains puberty, during pregnancy, after the birth of a child, naming ceremony, Nishkraman i.e. when a son goes out of the house; 'Annaprasan' i.e. when a child starts taking soild food during sixth month; 'Chaul Karm' i.e. when the head of a child is shaved for the first time; 'Karnavedh' i.e. while piercing the ears of a child; 'Vratadesh' i.e. sacred thread ceremony; 'Vedarambh Kriyavidhi' i.e. when a child starts to learn scriptures; 'Keshant' i.e. 'Keshvapan' ceremony to be performed at the end of 'Vedvrat'; 'Snanam' i.e. when a vow is completed; 'Udvah' i.e. marriage, 'Agnyadhan' i.e. ceremony called 'Vivahagni'; 'Parigrah' and 'Agnihotra' i.e. 'Tretagni Sangrah' ceremony. For women belonging to above mentioned three castes only marriage ceremonies should be performed through Vedic Mantras, whereas, as far as Shudras are concerned, all the ceremonies including marriage ceremony should be performed without using Vedic Mantras.

And purification, meditation, worship of Shri Hari, recitation, singing the praise of the virtues of Shri Hari, listening to the narratives of Shri Hari etc. are 'Ahnik' i.e. the rituals to be performed everyday. These rituals should be performed by all the devotees of Shriji Maharaj everyday.

And 'Shraddh' ceremonies i.e. offerings to the deceased ancestors should be performed as per the convenience of time and place. If a person is financially capable then ninety-six 'Shradh' ceremonies should be performed every year to please the deceased ancestors. If a person is not capable financially, then every year the two 'Shradh' ceremonies called 'Mahalaya' and 'Samvatsarik' should be performed. And if a person is not capable of performing the whole ceremony then only 'Pind-daan' i.e. offerings of flour balls ritually termed as Pind should be performed.

Now 'Sanskar', 'Ahnik' and 'Shraddh', these rituals should be performed 'Yathakaalen', that means the rituals related to God should be performed during first quarter of the day, the rituals related to living human beings should be performed during the mid-day and the rituals related to the deceased ancestors should be performed during afternoon i.e. during third or fourth quarter of the day. Thus, such rituals should be performed at appropriate time and as per one's financial capacity. That is if one is financially capable then one should spend wholeheartedly.