Shloka 37
The Greatness of Offering Piṇḍas at Viṣṇvādipada (Viṣṇupada) — Gayā Śrāddha Procedure and Fruits
कृतकृत्यं निजात्मानं मेने प्रत्यक्षभाषणात् । भीष्मो विष्णुपदे श्राद्ध आहूय तु पितॄन्स्वकान् ॥ ३७ ॥
kṛtakṛtyaṃ nijātmānaṃ mene pratyakṣabhāṣaṇāt | bhīṣmo viṣṇupade śrāddha āhūya tu pitṝnsvakān || 37 ||
প্রত্যক্ষ বাক্য শ্রবণ করে ভীষ্ম নিজেকে কৃতকৃত্য মনে করলেন। তারপর বিষ্ণুপদে নিজের পিতৃগণকে আহ্বান করে বিধিপূর্বক শ্রাদ্ধ সম্পন্ন করলেন।
Suta (narrator) [contextual narration within Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya style]
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"A sense of completion (kṛtakṛtya) arises from direct sacred assurance, culminating in reverent śrāddha at Viṣṇupada with invocation of the pitṛs."}
FAQs
It presents Viṣṇupada as a powerful tīrtha where direct sacred utterance and śrāddha for one’s pitṛs are considered spiritually fulfilling, emphasizing completion of dharma through ancestral honoring in a Viṣṇu-sanctified place.
By placing śrāddha within Viṣṇupada, the verse frames ancestral rites as harmonized with Viṣṇu-bhakti—devotion is expressed not only by praise but also by dharmic acts performed at a Viṣṇu-tīrtha.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implicit: invoking the pitṛs and performing śrāddha at an appropriate tīrtha reflects applied smārta-ritual discipline rather than grammar or astrology.