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 ||
हे देवि! दंडखाते येथे स्नान करून आणि आपल्या पितरांना तर्पण दिल्यास, जे पितर नरकात असतील तेही पितृलोकास जातात.
Narada (addressing Devi)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
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.