Once, the sacred practice of śrāddha was being discussed, and it was revealed that those who perform this rite, having satisfied the twice-born—meaning the Brahmins—bring about profound benefits. Even if their ancestors are suffering in hell, they are released, and the satisfaction gained through śrāddha becomes inexhaustible. By heeding the words of the Brahmins and offering gifts according to one's ability, one fulfills their duty. Among these offerings, the gift of a black bull is especially significant, for it has the power to destroy the sufferings of hell. When such offerings are made, the ancestors are satisfied for sixty thousand years. If, O beautiful one, the mud is lifted by the bull’s horn, then, having lifted them, the bull takes the ancestors to the realm of Soma. There, they remain for sixty thousand years and sixty hundred years, enjoying peace and satisfaction. This is the dharma of householders, accompanied by sons and grandsons. Even creatures such as ants and other moving beings and birds are included in this blessing. Thus, the householder stage is the root of dharma; it is established there and nourished by these rites. On auspicious lunar days or festivals, those who perform śrāddha truly deliver their ancestors. It is not by sacrifices, charity, study, fasting, ablutions at sacred places, nor by offerings to the fire alone that this deliverance occurs. The ancestors who have departed, and who have entered the bodies of Brahma and Vishnu, are freed by śrāddha. Thus, in succession, O Earth, the ancestral deities have dwelled there. Even the gods, with Indra at their head, do not fully know this mystery. Nor does Brahma himself, who has emerged by the power of my illusion. Again, O beautiful one, I shall speak of another matter concerning ancestral sacrifices. When one makes the intention for the offering and spreads darbha grass upon the ground, sometimes the ancestors are afflicted by indigestion and are not able to consume the offerings, O beautiful one. Soma, seeing this suffering caused by indigestion from the deities, spoke to them. After Soma had spoken, the ancestors said to him, “Let our words be heard.” Those appointed at the śrāddha were satisfied by the ancestral offering. Soma then said, “Together, let us go there, so that what is best may occur.” Thus addressed by Soma, the ancestral deities at that moment proceeded. Upon seeing the divine Pitamaha, they quickly bowed down to the earth. These ancestors, O god, were afflicted by suffering and indigestion. Just as things that are digested perish, so do the ancestors, O Pitamaha. There, Brahma spoke these words to the lord of yogis: “They have come here for refuge, together with Soma, to me.” Thus addressed by Brahma, the Supreme Lord, the Highest Lord, beheld the Lord, who was fashioned from the limbs of Yoga and the Vedas. It was declared that these beings were created by Viṣṇu through his Vaiṣṇava Māyā. The divine Brahma, my father, was fashioned from my own body. My great-grandfather, Rudra Deva, was also fashioned from my own body. For the welfare of the Brahmins, they were created by Viṣṇu’s Māyā. If, O Brahman, they have come for refuge together with Soma, then listen, O Brahman, Grandfather of the worlds; I shall declare this to you. At a śrāddha, the first portion must be given to him, or among men. Thus, the story unfolds, revealing the profound mysteries and blessings of śrāddha, the ancestral rites, and the interconnectedness of gods, ancestors, and householders in the eternal dharma.