Shloka 60
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
तस्य पापं क्षयं याति पितॄणां श्राद्धतो गतिः । नभस्ये मासि कृष्णे तु पितृपक्षे महालये ॥ ६० ॥
tasya pāpaṃ kṣayaṃ yāti pitṝṇāṃ śrāddhato gatiḥ | nabhasye māsi kṛṣṇe tu pitṛpakṣe mahālaye || 60 ||
সেই শ্রাদ্ধকর্মে তার পাপ ক্ষয় হয় এবং শ্রাদ্ধের দ্বারা পিতৃগণ উত্তম গতি লাভ করেন। বিশেষত নাভস্য মাসের কৃষ্ণপক্ষে, পিতৃপক্ষে মহালয়কালে এ ফল অধিক হয়।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: Pitṛpakṣa/Mahālaya śrāddha (seasonal observance)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that performing śrāddha—especially in Pitṛpakṣa (Mahālaya)—purifies the performer by destroying pāpa and also benefits the pitṛs by supporting their gati (progress to a better state).
While focused on ritual dharma, it aligns with bhakti by emphasizing faithful, reverent offerings (śraddhā) that uphold cosmic and familial obligations—an expression of devotion through duty to pitṛs and sacred order.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (sacred timing): it specifies the ritual window—Nabhasya/Bhādrapada, Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa, Pitṛpakṣa/Mahālaya—as especially efficacious for śrāddha.