Shloka 31
Dharma as the Cause of Prosperity and the Signs of a Righteous Death
गीतं गायंति गंधर्वाः स्तुवंतिस्तावकाः स्तवैः । मंत्रपाठैस्तथा विप्रा माता स्नेहेन पूजयेत्
gītaṃ gāyaṃti gaṃdharvāḥ stuvaṃtistāvakāḥ stavaiḥ | maṃtrapāṭhaistathā viprā mātā snehena pūjayet
ഗന്ധർവന്മാർ ഗീതങ്ങൾ പാടുന്നു; ഭക്തർ സ്തോത്രങ്ങളാൽ സ്തുതിക്കുന്നു; ബ്രാഹ്മണർ മന്ത്രപാഠം ചെയ്യുന്നു; ഇങ്ങനെ മാതാവിനെ സ്നേഹത്തോടെ പൂജിക്കണം।
Unspecified (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa narrative)
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: temple
Sandhi Resolution Notes: stuvaṃtistāvakāḥ = stuvanti tāvakāḥ; maṃtrapāṭhaistathā = mantra-pāṭhaiḥ tathā.
FAQs
It prescribes honoring (pūjā) of the mother with genuine affection, accompanied by devotional praise and mantra-recitation.
They represent complementary modes of sacred honoring: musical celebration (Gandharvas), verbal praise through hymns (stavas), and ritual-vedic sanctification through mantras (vipras).
That reverence toward the mother is a core dharmic duty, best expressed not only through formal rites but through sincere, affectionate conduct.