Shloka 34
The Greatness of Offering Piṇḍas at Viṣṇvādipada (Viṣṇupada) — Gayā Śrāddha Procedure and Fruits
भारद्वाजस्ततः पिंडं दातुं कृष्णाय चोद्यतः । श्वेतो दृश्योऽब्रवीत्पुत्र देहि पुत्रो ममौरसः ॥ ३४ ॥
bhāradvājastataḥ piṃḍaṃ dātuṃ kṛṣṇāya codyataḥ | śveto dṛśyo'bravītputra dehi putro mamaurasaḥ || 34 ||
ثم إن بهاردفاجا، وقد حُثَّ على ذلك، همَّ أن يقدّم البِنْدا إلى شري كريشنا. عندئذٍ قال الروح الظاهر شفيتا: «يا بُنيّ، أعطه—فهو ابني المولود مني حقًّا».
Narrator (within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition; likely Sūta relating the account as part of Uttara-Bhāga mahatmya narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse stresses dharmic precision in ancestral rites: a piṇḍa-offering should be given to the rightful recipient as sanctioned by lineage and truth, not merely by impulse or assumption.
Even when Kṛṣṇa is revered, the narrative shows that devotion must harmonize with prescribed dharma—bhakti does not cancel the ethical and ritual order governing śrāddha and piṇḍa-dāna.
It reflects Kalpa (a Vedāṅga) through the rules of śrāddha procedure—identifying the proper recipient and performing piṇḍa-dāna according to lineage-based injunctions.