Shloka 63
Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy
तर्पणे तूभयं कुर्यादेष एव विधिः सदा । अन्वारब्धेन सव्येन पाणिना दक्षिणेन तु ॥ ६३ ॥
tarpaṇe tūbhayaṃ kuryādeṣa eva vidhiḥ sadā | anvārabdhena savyena pāṇinā dakṣiṇena tu || 63 ||
तर्पणात दोन्ही प्रकार करावेत; हाच नियम सदैव आहे—डाव्या हाताने (आधार न देता) आणि उजव्या हाताने विधिप्रमाणे।
Sage Narada (teaching ritual procedure; traditional dialogue framework: Narada in instruction mode within Uttara-Bhaga tirtha/karma sections)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"none","emotional_journey":"Emphasis on steadiness and invariance: ‘this is always the rule’—ritual confidence through precise hand-usage in tarpaṇa."}
FAQs
It emphasizes correctness and completeness in tarpaṇa: the offering should be done according to fixed procedure, honoring sacred duty (dharma) through disciplined ritual action.
Though primarily ritual, it supports bhakti by teaching that devotion is expressed through careful observance of prescribed acts—offering with attention, purity, and obedience to scriptural rule.
It reflects Kalpa/Śrauta-Smārta procedural knowledge: specific hand-usage and manner (mudrā/ācāra) in performing tarpaṇa as a technical rule of ritual performance.