वह्निज्वालाप्रवेशाख्ये नरके च पतत्यधः । षष्ठ्यां तिथौ यः श्रद्धावान्कुर्याच्छ्राद्धं महालयम्
vahnijvālāpraveśākhye narake ca patatyadhaḥ | ṣaṣṭhyāṃ tithau yaḥ śraddhāvānkuryācchrāddhaṃ mahālayam
Ele cai no inferno chamado «Entrada nas Chamas do Fogo»; porém, aquele que, com fé, realiza o Mahālaya śrāddha na tithi de Ṣaṣṭhī alcança o fruto auspicioso.
Deductive: Skanda (Kārttikeya) speaking within Setukhaṇḍa narration
Tirtha: Setubandha/Setu-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee at a sea-shore tīrtha performs Mahālaya śrāddha with piṇḍas and water-libations; in the background a terrifying flaming hell-mouth symbolizes ‘vahni-jvālā-praveśa’ for the negligent, while pitṛs hover expectantly above the rite.
Purāṇic dharma literature motivates right conduct through contrasting outcomes: neglect brings downfall, while faithful performance brings merit.
The Setu Māhātmya framework (Setukhaṇḍa) is the contextual sacred setting for these prescriptions.
Perform Mahālaya śrāddha on Ṣaṣṭhī tithi with śraddhā (faith).
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