श्राद्धे श्रद्धा यतो मूलं तेन श्राद्धं प्रकीर्तितम् । तत्तस्मिन्क्रियमाणे तु न किंचिद्व्यर्थतां व्रजेत्
śrāddhe śraddhā yato mūlaṃ tena śrāddhaṃ prakīrtitam | tattasminkriyamāṇe tu na kiṃcidvyarthatāṃ vrajet
Porque a fé (śraddhā) é a raiz do rito de śrāddha, por isso ele é chamado ‘śrāddha’. Quando é realizado com esse espírito, nada nele se torna em vão.
Bhartṛyajña
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King
Scene: Close-up devotional moment: a householder offers piṇḍa and water with folded hands, eyes lowered in faith; subtle aura around the offering indicating ‘nothing goes to waste’.
Śrāddha is not merely procedure; its living core is śraddhā—reverent faith—which ensures the rite becomes spiritually fruitful.
The verse is doctrinal; it appears within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya’s śrāddha teachings rather than praising a particular spot.
It emphasizes performing śrāddha with genuine śraddhā so that no part of the rite becomes fruitless.