उष्णं हिममनर्थोऽर्थं पापं कीर्तिं स्मयस्तपः । यथा रसा महारोगाञ्छ्राद्धं संकेत एव च ॥ ३१ ॥
uṣṇaṃ himamanartho'rthaṃ pāpaṃ kīrtiṃ smayastapaḥ | yathā rasā mahārogāñchrāddhaṃ saṃketa eva ca || 31 ||
Hitze kann zu Kälte werden; Unheil zu Wohlstand; Sünde zu Ruhm; und Hochmut zu Askese – wie die Körpersäfte (rasa) zu schweren Krankheiten werden können. Ebenso ist Śrāddha, das Ahnenritual, seinem Wesen nach ein heiliger „Hinweis“, ein festgesetztes Zeichen, das die beabsichtigte Frucht hervorbringt.
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; Uttara-Bhaga discourse style)
Vrata: Śrāddha (pitṛ-kriyā)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It frames Śrāddha as an effective sacred appointment (saṅketa): even when outcomes seem to ‘transform’ unexpectedly, the properly offered rite serves as the recognized token that delivers benefit to the Pitṛs and supports dharma.
By emphasizing faithful performance of Śrāddha as a dharmic act, it supports bhakti-oriented living where ritual offerings are made with reverence and trust in the unseen divine order that carries results to the ancestors.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implicit: Śrāddha is treated as a formal saṅketa—an authorized ritual marker—indicating that correct rite and intention are key to obtaining the prescribed result.