The four debts owed by men.
King Pandu explains the four debts that all are born with.
They are the debts due unto Gods, Rishis ,anscestors and other men .
The gods are gratified by sacrifices [homam]
The Rishis by study, meditation and ascetism.
The deceased anscestors by begetting children and offering funeral cake.
Other men by leading a humane and inoffensive life.
From Adi parva of Mahabharat section --CXX
They are the debts due unto Gods, Rishis ,anscestors and other men .
The gods are gratified by sacrifices [homam]
The Rishis by study, meditation and ascetism.
The deceased anscestors by begetting children and offering funeral cake.
Other men by leading a humane and inoffensive life.
From Adi parva of Mahabharat section --CXX
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