नागरा याज्ञिकाः संति स्मार्ताः श्रुतिपरायणाः । तेषामग्रे कुरु श्राद्धं श्रद्धा चेच्छ्राद्धजा तव
nāgarā yājñikāḥ saṃti smārtāḥ śrutiparāyaṇāḥ | teṣāmagre kuru śrāddhaṃ śraddhā cecchrāddhajā tava
Di sana ada para pendeta Nāgara—pakar yajña, pengikut Smṛti, dan yang berpegang teguh pada Śruti. Laksanakanlah śrāddha di hadapan mereka, jika imanmu benar-benar lahir untuk śrāddha.
Brāhmaṇas
Tirtha: Camatkārapura / Nāgara brāhmaṇa-kshetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A speaker points out that Nāgara ritualists—experts in yajña, aligned with Smṛti and devoted to Śruti—are present; the instruction is to perform śrāddha before them if genuine faith for śrāddha has arisen.
Rites like śrāddha should be performed with faith and in the presence of qualified, tradition-rooted officiants.
The verse points to Camatkārapura’s ritual community (Nāgara yājñikas) as a defining sacred feature of the place.
Perform śrāddha in the presence of Nāgara yājñika Brāhmaṇas who adhere to Smṛti and are devoted to Śruti.