असंख्या यातनासंस्था ये नीता यमशासकैः । तेषामुद्धरणार्थाय इमं पिंडं ददाम्यहम्
asaṃkhyā yātanāsaṃsthā ye nītā yamaśāsakaiḥ | teṣāmuddharaṇārthāya imaṃ piṃḍaṃ dadāmyaham
Bagi mereka yang, oleh para penguatkuasa Yama, telah dibawa ke tempat-tempat seksaan yang tidak terbilang—demi pembebasan mereka, aku mempersembahkan piṇḍa ini.
Ritual officiant/pilgrim reciting the piṇḍa-dāna saṅkalpa within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya narration (speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stark contrast scene: shadowy messengers of Yama leading suffering beings through dark corridors, while in the foreground at Prabhāsa a bright piṇḍa offering radiates light that breaks chains and opens a path upward.
Compassionate duty: offerings made with intent can become a means of upliftment for suffering departed beings.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (the sacred Prabhāsa region, associated with Somnātha), within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
Piṇḍa-dāna—offering a piṇḍa (ritual food offering) dedicated to the departed for their rescue.