Shloka 4
पिंडदानाद्यतस्तस्मात्प्रेतत्वान्मुच्यते नरः । महानदी प्रभासात्र्योः संगमे स्नानकृन्नरः ॥ ४ ॥
piṃḍadānādyatastasmātpretatvānmucyate naraḥ | mahānadī prabhāsātryoḥ saṃgame snānakṛnnaraḥ || 4 ||
तस्मात् पिण्डदानादिकर्मभिः प्रेतत्वात् नरः प्रमुच्यते। तथा महानदी-प्रभासात्री-सङ्गमे स्नानकृन्नरोऽपि तस्मात् प्रेतभावात् विमुच्यते॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the tirtha-mahatmya section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links two dharmic means of relief for the departed—piṇḍa-dāna (Śrāddha-associated offerings) and tirtha-snāna at a sacred confluence—both said to remove the preta-condition and support onward transition for the soul.
While not explicitly naming Viṣṇu-bhakti, it reflects bhakti-informed dharma: compassionate service to ancestors through prescribed rites and faith in tīrtha-mahātmya, performed with reverence as an offering-oriented spiritual act.
It points to Kalpa (ritual procedure) through piṇḍa-dāna and related Śrāddha acts, and to tīrtha-vidhi (rules of sacred bathing), emphasizing correct performance of rites for intended spiritual results.