Shloka 62
The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya
स्वमंत्रैरथ संपूज्य परमाः पितृदेवताः । यावंतस्तु तिलाः पुंभिर्गृहीताः पितृकर्मणि ॥ ६२ ॥
svamaṃtrairatha saṃpūjya paramāḥ pitṛdevatāḥ | yāvaṃtastu tilāḥ puṃbhirgṛhītāḥ pitṛkarmaṇi || 62 ||
তারপর নিজ মন্ত্রে পিতৃদের অধিষ্ঠাত্রী পরম পিতৃদেবতাদের যথাবিধি পূজা করবে। পিতৃকর্মে পুরুষ যত তিল গ্রহণ করে, ততটাই পুণ্য ও তৃপ্তি পিতৃগণের প্রাপ্ত হয়।
Narada (instructional narration within Uttara-Bhaga ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links mantra-worship of the Pitṛ-related deities with the tangible ritual act of taking sesame for śrāddha, teaching that even the count/measure of tila used in Pitṛ-karman becomes spiritually consequential for ancestral satisfaction and merit.
Bhakti here appears as reverent, mantra-centered worship (saṃpūjā) offered with faith and correctness; devotion is expressed through disciplined ritual service to the Pitṛ-devatās rather than mere external handling of offerings.
It emphasizes ritual procedure (Kalpa/Śrauta–Gṛhya application): using prescribed mantras and correctly employing tila in pitṛ-karma, showing how mantra and material offering are coordinated in Vedic rite.