The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya
ताभ्यां पिंडं प्रदास्यामि स्यातामेतावहिंसकौ । तीर्थे प्रेतशिलादौ च चरुणा सघृतेन च ॥ १४ ॥
tābhyāṃ piṃḍaṃ pradāsyāmi syātāmetāvahiṃsakau | tīrthe pretaśilādau ca caruṇā saghṛtena ca || 14 ||
«ខ្ញុំនឹងថ្វាយពិណ្ឌ (បាល់អង្ករពិធីបុណ្យសព) ដល់សត្វឆ្កែទាំងពីរនោះ ដើម្បីឲ្យពួកវាក្លាយជាមិនបង្កអំពើហិង្សា (ឥតគ្រោះថ្នាក់)។ ហើយត្រូវធ្វើនៅទីរថ (tīrtha) នៅប្រេតសិលា (Pretaśilā) និងទីដូចគ្នា ដោយថ្វាយចារុ (caru) ជាមួយនឹងឃី (ghee)»។
Narada (teaching within a tīrtha-māhātmya/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It teaches that piṇḍa-dāna performed at powerful tīrthas (such as Pretaśilā) can pacify harmful influences connected with the departed, transforming them into “ahiṃsaka” (non-harming), and thus restoring ritual and spiritual well-being.
While primarily ritual, it aligns with bhakti by emphasizing sacred-place observance and reverent offerings done with faith (śraddhā), treating pitṛ-kārya as a dharmic act supportive of a devotee’s purity and devotional life.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the prescription of place (tīrtha/Pretaśilā), offering type (piṇḍa, caru), and substance (ghee) reflects applied śrāddha-vidhi and tīrtha-based ritual injunctions.