Shloka 21
The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya
पितॄनावाह्य चाभ्यर्च्य मंत्रैः पिंडप्रदो भवेत् । प्रज्वाल्य पूर्वं तत्स्थानं पंचगव्यैः पृथक् पृथक् ॥ २१ ॥
pitṝnāvāhya cābhyarcya maṃtraiḥ piṃḍaprado bhavet | prajvālya pūrvaṃ tatsthānaṃ paṃcagavyaiḥ pṛthak pṛthak || 21 ||
ピトリ（Pitṛs）を招き、真言によって供養したのち、供団（piṇḍa）を捧げるべきである。まずその場を点火し清め、パンチャガヴ்ய（pañcagavya）をそれぞれ別々に、一つずつ用いる。
Sage Narada (teaching the rite as received in the Narada Purana narrative tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames Śrāddha as a mantra-led act of hospitality to the Pitṛs: first invite and honour them, then offer piṇḍas, with prior purification of the ritual space to ensure the offering becomes spiritually fit (pavitra) and effective (phala-prada).
Though centered on Pitṛ-karma, it reflects bhakti as reverent service (sevā) expressed through orderly worship—invocation, mantra-archana, and offering—performed with śraddhā (faith) and purity.
It highlights Kalpa (ritual procedure): sequencing of invocation, mantra-worship, piṇḍa-offering, and purification of the ritual site using pañcagavya in a prescribed, step-by-step manner.