Shloka 100
The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya
धर्मारण्यं ततो गच्छेद्धर्मो यत्र व्यवस्थितः । मतंगवाप्यां स्नात्वा तु तर्पणं श्राद्धमाचरेत् ॥ १०० ॥
dharmāraṇyaṃ tato gaccheddharmo yatra vyavasthitaḥ | mataṃgavāpyāṃ snātvā tu tarpaṇaṃ śrāddhamācaret || 100 ||
ततः धर्मो यत्र सुदृढं व्यवस्थितः तं धर्मारण्यं गच्छेत्। मतङ्गवाप्यां स्नात्वा तर्पणं कृत्वा पश्चात् श्राद्धं समाचरेत्॥
Narada (teaching in a tirtha-mahatmya context; dialogue tradition typically framed with Sanatkumara interlocutors)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
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It links pilgrimage to inner and outer purity: visiting a dharma-kṣetra (Dharmāraṇya), bathing in a sanctified water-body, and completing ancestral duties through tarpaṇa and śrāddha—presenting tirtha as a setting where Dharma is actively practiced.
While not explicitly naming a deity, it frames devotion as faithful observance of dharmic acts at holy places—service to tradition and gratitude to ancestors—often treated in Purāṇic teaching as supportive to Viṣṇu-bhakti through disciplined, reverent conduct.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the sequence of snāna (bath), tarpaṇa (libations), and śrāddha (ancestral rite) reflects applied śrauta/smārta ritual ordering used in dharma practice.