Shloka 45
Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
स कथं मृतकादाता दुष्करं समुपासते । यो विधिः कर्मसाक्ष्यादिवन्द्यो मान्यः पितामहः ॥ ४५ ॥
sa kathaṃ mṛtakādātā duṣkaraṃ samupāsate | yo vidhiḥ karmasākṣyādivandyo mānyaḥ pitāmahaḥ || 45 ||
それならば、亡き者のために施しをなす者が、いかにしてこの難行を正しく修め得ようか。しかもその定められた儀礼は、業の証人たちをはじめ諸々に崇敬され、ピターマハ（梵天）自らも尊ぶのである。
Narada (within a Narada–Sanatkumara style dialogue frame; verse reads as a rhetorical question in the instructional flow)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It emphasizes the sanctity and authority of prescribed ritual law (vidhi): rites connected with the departed are portrayed as weighty and difficult, yet validated by cosmic moral oversight (karmasākṣin) and honored even by Brahmā.
Indirectly, it frames ritual duty as an act of reverence to divine order: performing sanctioned rites with faith and humility supports a devotional mindset aligned with dharma, even when the practice is challenging.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is foregrounded through the term vidhi—stressing correct injunction-based performance, especially in rites involving dana and post-death observances.