Shloka 80
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
श्राद्धे फलमरण्यस्य स्मरणं पितृतृप्तिदम् । पाणिघाते ततस्तीर्थे पितॄन्संतर्प्य मानवः ॥ ८० ॥
śrāddhe phalamaraṇyasya smaraṇaṃ pitṛtṛptidam | pāṇighāte tatastīrthe pitṝnsaṃtarpya mānavaḥ || 80 ||
In the śrāddha rite, remembrance of Phalamaraṇya bestows satisfaction upon the Pitṛs, the ancestral spirits. Thereafter, at the sacred ford called Pāṇighāta, one should propitiate the Pitṛs with offerings.
Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya of Uttara-Bhaga in Purana style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links ancestral fulfillment (pitṛtṛpti) with two acts: remembering a sanctified kṣetra (Phalamaraṇya) during śrāddha and performing tarpaṇa at a specific tīrtha (Pāṇighāta), emphasizing that place, memory, and rite together increase the efficacy of offerings to the Pitṛs.
While primarily ritual-focused, it reflects bhakti through smaraṇa (reverent remembrance) of a sacred place and faithful performance of dharmic rites; such remembrance is treated as spiritually potent, not merely symbolic.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: śrāddha and pitṛ-tarpaṇa are prescribed with a specific tīrtha-location, showing the applied discipline of correct rite, context, and sequencing in Vedic ritual practice.