Shloka 7
The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya
तत्सर्वं विलयं याति रामतीर्थाभिषेचनात् । मंत्रेणानेन यः स्नात्वा श्राद्धं कुर्वीत मानवः ॥ ७ ॥
tatsarvaṃ vilayaṃ yāti rāmatīrthābhiṣecanāt | maṃtreṇānena yaḥ snātvā śrāddhaṃ kurvīta mānavaḥ || 7 ||
वह सब रामतीर्थ में अभिषेक-स्नान करने से नष्ट हो जाता है। जो मनुष्य इस मंत्र का जप करते हुए स्नान करके फिर श्राद्ध करता है, वह उस पावन फल को प्राप्त करता है।
Narada (teaching tirtha-mahatmya in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that tīrtha-snāna at Rāma-tīrtha, especially when joined with mantra-japa and śrāddha, has the power to dissolve accumulated impurity and obstacles connected with ancestral obligations.
By linking sacred bathing and śrāddha to mantra-recitation, the verse emphasizes devotional remembrance (mantra) as the inner force that makes ritual acts spiritually transformative.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the sequence of mantra-recited snāna followed by śrāddha, showing how rite-order and correct observance are central to obtaining the stated phala (result).