Shloka 33
The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada
पितृमार्गाधिको ह्येष भवतां दर्शितः प्रजाः । ब्रह्मार्पणक्रियायुक्ता भवंतु ज्ञानकोविदाः ॥ ३३ ॥
pitṛmārgādhiko hyeṣa bhavatāṃ darśitaḥ prajāḥ | brahmārpaṇakriyāyuktā bhavaṃtu jñānakovidāḥ || 33 ||
হে ঋষিসকল, পিতৃ-সম্বন্ধীয় এই শ্ৰেষ্ঠ পথ আপোনালোকে প্ৰজাক দেখুৱাইছে; তেওঁলোকে ব্ৰহ্মাৰ্পণ-ৰূপ ক্ৰিয়াত যুক্ত হওক আৰু সত্য জ্ঞানত কুশলী হওক।
Narada (addressing the Sanatkumara tradition/sages and speaking for the benefit of people)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates Pitṛ-related duties by insisting they be performed as brahmārpaṇa—actions dedicated to the Supreme—so ritual becomes a means to inner purification and knowledge.
By framing kriyā (ritual duty) as an offering to the Highest (Brahman), it aligns action with surrender; this offering-attitude is the devotional core that sanctifies Pitṛ rites.
It points to correct kriyā-yoga (proper ritual procedure), implying competence in kalpa (ritual manuals) and śikṣā/ucchāra (accurate recitation) so offerings are performed in a disciplined, knowledge-oriented way.