Shloka 42
The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya
दावदाहे मृता ये च सिंहव्याघ्रहताश्च ये । दंष्ट्रिभिः श्रृंगिभिर्वापि तेभ्यः पिंडं ददाम्यहम् ॥ ४२ ॥
dāvadāhe mṛtā ye ca siṃhavyāghrahatāśca ye | daṃṣṭribhiḥ śrṛṃgibhirvāpi tebhyaḥ piṃḍaṃ dadāmyaham || 42 ||
दावदाहे मृता ये च, सिंहव्याघ्रहताश्च ये, दंष्ट्रिभिः श्रृंगिभिर्वापि, तेभ्यः पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्।
Narada (in a didactic passage on Śrāddha/offerings within Uttara-Bhāga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
The verse expands the compassionate scope of Śrāddha by explicitly including those who died violently or accidentally; offering piṇḍa is presented as a dhārmic act that supports such departed beings and fulfills the performer’s duty toward the dead.
While primarily ritual in focus, the underlying bhāva is devotional compassion—serving living beings and the departed as part of dharma; such acts, when done with reverence and remembrance of the divine order, align with bhakti-oriented living.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) in practice: specifying eligible recipients of piṇḍa within Śrāddha, which is part of applied dharma and ritual codification rather than grammar or astrology.