Shloka 89
The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya
फल्गुतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा तर्पणं श्राद्धमाचरेत् । सपिंडकं स्वसूत्रोक्तं नमेदथ पितामहम् ॥ ८९ ॥
phalgutīrthe naraḥ snātvā tarpaṇaṃ śrāddhamācaret | sapiṃḍakaṃ svasūtroktaṃ namedatha pitāmaham || 89 ||
បន្ទាប់ពីស្នាននៅផាល់គុ-ទីរថ មនុស្សគួរធ្វើតರ್ಪណ (បូជាទឹក) និងអនុវត្តពិធីស្រាទ្ធ; បន្ទាប់មក តាមដែលបានបញ្ជាក់ក្នុងគ្រឹហ្យសូត្ររបស់ខ្លួន គួរធ្វើពិធីសបិណ្ឌីករណ ហើយក្រោយមកគោរពបួងសួងចំពោះបុព្វបុរស។
Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga tīrtha-māhātmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that tīrtha-snāna becomes spiritually complete when followed by pitṛ-tarpaṇa and śrāddha—acts that repay one’s debt to the ancestors and sanctify the merit gained at the sacred place.
By insisting on faithful, scripture-aligned rites (śrāddha performed with śraddhā), it frames devotion as disciplined reverence—honoring dharma, lineage, and sacred injunctions as part of a devotee’s lived practice.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is emphasized: the verse directs that sapiṇḍīkaraṇa and related rites be done according to one’s own Gṛhya-sūtra (svasūtroktam), showing the importance of correct ritual codification.