वह्निज्वालाप्रवेशाख्ये नरके च पतत्यधः । षष्ठ्यां तिथौ यः श्रद्धावान्कुर्याच्छ्राद्धं महालयम्
vahnijvālāpraveśākhye narake ca patatyadhaḥ | ṣaṣṭhyāṃ tithau yaḥ śraddhāvānkuryācchrāddhaṃ mahālayam
Il tombe dans l’enfer nommé « Entrée dans les flammes du feu » ; mais celui qui, plein de foi, accomplit le Mahālaya śrāddha au tithi de Ṣaṣṭhī obtient le fruit propice.
Deductive: Skanda (Kārttikeya) speaking within Setukhaṇḍa narration
Tirtha: Setubandha/Setu-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee at a sea-shore tīrtha performs Mahālaya śrāddha with piṇḍas and water-libations; in the background a terrifying flaming hell-mouth symbolizes ‘vahni-jvālā-praveśa’ for the negligent, while pitṛs hover expectantly above the rite.
Purāṇic dharma literature motivates right conduct through contrasting outcomes: neglect brings downfall, while faithful performance brings merit.
The Setu Māhātmya framework (Setukhaṇḍa) is the contextual sacred setting for these prescriptions.
Perform Mahālaya śrāddha on Ṣaṣṭhī tithi with śraddhā (faith).