Shloka 80
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
श्राद्धे फलमरण्यस्य स्मरणं पितृतृप्तिदम् । पाणिघाते ततस्तीर्थे पितॄन्संतर्प्य मानवः ॥ ८० ॥
śrāddhe phalamaraṇyasya smaraṇaṃ pitṛtṛptidam | pāṇighāte tatastīrthe pitṝnsaṃtarpya mānavaḥ || 80 ||
শ্ৰাদ্ধকর্মত ফলমৰণ্যৰ স্মৰণ পিতৃসকলক তৃপ্তি দিয়ে। তাৰ পাছত পাণিঘাট নামৰ তীৰ্থত গৈ মানুহে বিধিপূৰ্বক পিতৃসকলক তৰ্পণ কৰিব।
Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya of Uttara-Bhaga in Purana style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
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It links ancestral fulfillment (pitṛtṛpti) with two acts: remembering a sanctified kṣetra (Phalamaraṇya) during śrāddha and performing tarpaṇa at a specific tīrtha (Pāṇighāta), emphasizing that place, memory, and rite together increase the efficacy of offerings to the Pitṛs.
While primarily ritual-focused, it reflects bhakti through smaraṇa (reverent remembrance) of a sacred place and faithful performance of dharmic rites; such remembrance is treated as spiritually potent, not merely symbolic.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: śrāddha and pitṛ-tarpaṇa are prescribed with a specific tīrtha-location, showing the applied discipline of correct rite, context, and sequencing in Vedic ritual practice.