कृंतितैश्च तथा दर्भैः सम्यक्छ्रद्धासमन्वितः । स प्राप्नोति फलं कृत्स्नं कृतघ्नप्रेततीर्थतः
kṛṃtitaiśca tathā darbhaiḥ samyakchraddhāsamanvitaḥ | sa prāpnoti phalaṃ kṛtsnaṃ kṛtaghnapretatīrthataḥ
—ଏବଂ ଯଥାବିଧି କଟା ଦର୍ଭ ସହ, ସମ୍ୟକ୍ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାରେ ଯୁକ୍ତ ହୋଇ, ସେ ‘କୃତଘ୍ନ-ପ୍ରେତ-ତୀର୍ଥ’ରୁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଫଳ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କରେ।
Sūta (instructional praise)
Tirtha: Kṛtaghna-preta-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: Close-up of the rite: darbha blades are neatly cut and arranged; the patron and priests perform śrāddha with focused devotion beside the sacred well, while the tīrtha’s name ‘Kṛtaghna-preta-tīrtha’ is proclaimed as the source of complete fruit.
Faith (śraddhā) and correct ritual conduct perfect the outcome; the tīrtha is praised for granting the rite’s full merit.
Kṛtaghna-preta-tīrtha—identified as the pitṛ-focused tīrtha associated with the famed kūpikā at this spot.
Use properly cut darbha grass and perform the śrāddha with sincere faith to obtain the complete phala.
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