Shloka 30
Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana
Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords
दंडखाते नरः स्नात्वा तर्पयित्वा स्वकान्पितॄन् । नरकस्थास्तु ये देवि पितृलोकं व्रजंति ते ॥ ३० ॥
daṃḍakhāte naraḥ snātvā tarpayitvā svakānpitṝn | narakasthāstu ye devi pitṛlokaṃ vrajaṃti te || 30 ||
ದೇವಿ! ದಂಡಖಾಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿ ತನ್ನ ಪಿತೃಗಳಿಗೆ ತರ್ಪಣ ಅರ್ಪಿಸಿದರೆ, ನರಕದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಪಿತೃಗಳೂ ಪಿತೃಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಾರೆ।
Narada (addressing Devi)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Compassionate uplift: a living person’s bath and tarpaṇa becomes a rescue for suffering ancestors—even those in hell—ending in the consoling ascent to Pitṛloka."}
FAQs
It teaches the tirtha-mahātmya principle: sacred bathing (snāna) combined with Pitṛ-tarpaṇa has the power to uplift one’s ancestors, even granting relief from Naraka and leading them to Pitṛloka.
While framed as ritual merit, the act is implicitly devotional—performed with śraddhā (faith) and reverence—linking service to ancestors and honoring sacred places as part of dharmic devotion upheld in the Purāṇic tradition.
It highlights kalpa/karma-kāṇḍa praxis: the procedure of snāna at a tīrtha and tarpaṇa for Pitṛs, a core ritual application aligned with Vedic injunctions on ancestor offerings.