वत्स लक्ष्मण शुश्रूषां विप्राणां श्राद्धसंभवाम् । पादप्रक्षालनाद्यां त्वं यथावत्कर्तुमर्हसि
vatsa lakṣmaṇa śuśrūṣāṃ viprāṇāṃ śrāddhasaṃbhavām | pādaprakṣālanādyāṃ tvaṃ yathāvatkartumarhasi
Meu querido Lakṣmaṇa, no tempo do śrāddha deves realizar devidamente o serviço aos brāhmaṇas, começando por lavar-lhes os pés e os demais atos prescritos.
Rāma (Rāghava) addressing Lakṣmaṇa
Type: ghat
Scene: Lakṣmaṇa kneels with a water vessel, washing the feet of seated brāhmaṇas in a śrāddha pavilion; Rāma stands nearby instructing with calm authority.
Śrāddha is upheld through reverent hospitality—service to worthy brāhmaṇas is treated as a dharmic act supporting ancestral rites.
The broader chapter is within a Tīrthamāhātmya, but this verse focuses on śrāddha conduct rather than naming a specific site.
Service to brāhmaṇas during śrāddha, explicitly including pāda-prakṣālana (washing of the feet) and related customary honors.