Shloka 81
The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya
दृष्ट्वा संपूज्य मौनार्कमिमं मंत्रमुदीरयेत् । कव्यवाडादयो ये च पितॄणां देवतास्तथा ॥ ८१ ॥
dṛṣṭvā saṃpūjya maunārkamimaṃ maṃtramudīrayet | kavyavāḍādayo ye ca pitṝṇāṃ devatāstathā || 81 ||
Après avoir contemplé et honoré comme il se doit Maunārka, le Soleil silencieux, qu’on récite ce mantra, en invoquant aussi Kavyavāḍa et les autres divinités qui président aux Pitṛs (esprits ancestraux).
Suta
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames pitṛ-kārya as a disciplined ritual sequence—darśana (beholding), pūjā (worship), and mantra—showing that ancestral offerings become efficacious when performed under the divine oversight of Sūrya (Maunārka) and the pitṛ-devatās.
Bhakti here appears as reverent worship and remembrance: the practitioner approaches Maunārka with honor and then recites the mantra with devotion, treating pitṛ-sevā as a sacred duty performed in the presence of divine powers.
It highlights mantra-prayoga (correct application of mantra) and ritual krama (sequence), aligning with Kalpa (ritual procedure) and the importance of precise recitation (linked to Śikṣā/phonetics) in śrāddha and tarpaṇa contexts.