यस्य नैव प्रदत्तानि एकोद्दिष्टानि षोडश । मृतस्य न वृषोत्सर्गः स प्रेतो जायते नरः
yasya naiva pradattāni ekoddiṣṭāni ṣoḍaśa | mṛtasya na vṛṣotsargaḥ sa preto jāyate naraḥ
Celui pour qui les seize offrandes ekoddiṣṭa n'ont pas été données, et pour qui le rite de libération d'un taureau (vṛṣotsarga) n'est pas accompli après la mort, devient un preta.
Preta(s) (as narrators/instructors within the episode)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Gautama
Scene: A śrāddha scene on the Prabhāsa shore: a son offers piṇḍas and water (tilodaka) to a departed ancestor; a bull is ceremonially released with a garland; the ancestor’s form transitions from a restless preta-shadow to a serene pitṛ-figure.
Proper funerary duties (pitṛ-karmas) are portrayed as essential for the departed to attain peace and not remain as a restless preta.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the narrative setting, where correct śrāddha-related observances are emphasized within the māhātmya.
Perform the sixteen ekoddiṣṭa offerings and the vṛṣotsarga rite for the deceased as part of prescribed post-death rites.