Shloka 60
The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya
अपरेऽह्नि शुचिर्भूत्वा गच्छेत्तु प्रेतपर्वतम् । ब्रह्मकुंडे ततः स्नात्वा देवादींस्तर्पयेत्सुधीः ॥ ६० ॥
apare'hni śucirbhūtvā gacchettu pretaparvatam | brahmakuṃḍe tataḥ snātvā devādīṃstarpayetsudhīḥ || 60 ||
Ensuite, dans la dernière partie du jour, après s’être purifié, qu’il se rende au mont Preta. Après s’être baigné dans le Brahma-kuṇḍa, le sage offrira le tarpaṇa (libations) aux dieux et aux autres êtres vénérables.
Narada (teaching tirtha-vidhi within Uttara-Bhaga narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It prescribes a tirtha-based purification sequence—becoming ritually clean, visiting a sacred site, bathing in a holy kuṇḍa, and performing tarpaṇa—framing pilgrimage as a disciplined act of dharma that sanctifies the practitioner and honors higher beings.
While primarily ritual-focused, it supports bhakti through reverent actions at a tirtha—snāna and tarpaṇa performed with श्रद्धा (faith) cultivate humility and devotional orientation toward the devas and the sacred order upheld by the Purana.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implicit: timing (apare'hnī), purity rules (śuci), snāna at a specified tirtha, and tarpaṇa as a formal offering act—core elements of applied Vedic ritual discipline.