Shloka 61
Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy
स्वाध्यायं प्राङ्मुखः कृत्वा तर्पयेद्देवमानवान् । ऋषीन्पितॄन्हि स्वीयांश्च विधिवन्नामगोत्रवित् ॥ ६१ ॥
svādhyāyaṃ prāṅmukhaḥ kṛtvā tarpayeddevamānavān | ṛṣīnpitṝnhi svīyāṃśca vidhivannāmagotravit || 61 ||
Tendo realizado o svādhyāya, voltado para o oriente, deve então oferecer tarpaṇa, libações de água, aos deuses e também aos seres humanos; e ainda aos ṛṣis, aos pitṛ (ancestrais) e aos próprios parentes falecidos, conforme o rito, conhecendo os nomes e as gotras (linhagens).
Narada (teaching in a dharma/ritual instruction context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links svādhyāya (inner purification through Vedic recitation) with tarpaṇa (gratitude and duty toward devas, ṛṣis, pitṛs, and relatives), presenting a complete dharmic cycle of learning followed by offering and remembrance.
By prescribing disciplined worshipful actions—svādhyāya and tarpaṇa—performed with reverence and correctness, it frames devotion as expressed through daily sacred duty (nitya-karma) that honors divine and ancestral orders.
It emphasizes ritual correctness (Kalpa) and the importance of proper identification through nāma and gotra—supported by śāstric procedure and linguistic precision (Vyākaraṇa/Smṛti-based usage) in performing offerings.