पचम्यां तु तिथौ मर्त्यो यः करोति महालयम् । तस्य तृप्यंति पितरः पंचकल्पसहस्रके
pacamyāṃ tu tithau martyo yaḥ karoti mahālayam | tasya tṛpyaṃti pitaraḥ paṃcakalpasahasrake
Au cinquième tithi (pañcamī), le mortel qui accomplit le saint Mahālaya rassasie ses ancêtres ; ils demeurent comblés durant cinq mille kalpas.
Unspecified (Setu-khaṇḍa narrator voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Tirtha: Mahālaya (pañcamī) in Setukṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (contextual)
Scene: On pañcamī, the śrāddha performer offers piṇḍas and tilodaka; pitṛs above show contentment, receiving offerings; a cosmic time-scroll motif hints at 'five thousand kalpas' of satisfaction.
Even a single correctly timed Mahālaya act is proclaimed to yield immense, long-lasting pitṛ-satisfaction.
Setu-khaṇḍa, tied to Setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred travel and ritual culture, where such śrāddhas are praised.
Perform Mahālaya-śrāddha on pañcamī tithi; the stated fruit is pitṛ satisfaction for pañca-kalpa-sahasra.