अभिचारार्थकृत्याभिर्वाध्येत च निरन्तरम् । नवम्यां यस्तिथौ मर्त्यः श्राद्धं कुर्यान्महालयम्
abhicārārthakṛtyābhirvādhyeta ca nirantaram | navamyāṃ yastithau martyaḥ śrāddhaṃ kuryānmahālayam
Il serait sans cesse harcelé par des sortilèges et des rites malveillants ; c’est pourquoi, au neuvième jour lunaire, le mortel doit accomplir le śrāddha de Mahālaya.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A śrāddha altar on Navamī with piṇḍas and water-vessels; dark arrows of ‘abhicāra’ (symbolic) dissolve upon contact with the sanctified space; priests chant while the patron offers sesame-water tarpaṇa.
Proper pitṛ-rituals are portrayed as a spiritual shield against malefic influences and social-ritual hostility.
The broader Setu pilgrimage setting, where Mahālaya śrāddha is praised as especially efficacious.
Perform Mahālaya śrāddha on Navamī to avert continual affliction from abhicāra/kṛtyā.