Shloka 78
The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya
स्नात्वा तेषु विधानेन कुर्याच्छ्राद्धं पृथक् पृथक् । दिबाकर करोमीह स्नानं दक्षिणमानसे ॥ ७८ ॥
snātvā teṣu vidhānena kuryācchrāddhaṃ pṛthak pṛthak | dibākara karomīha snānaṃ dakṣiṇamānase || 78 ||
तेषु तीर्थेषु विधानेन स्नात्वा पृथक् पृथक् श्राद्धं कुर्यात्। “हे दिवाकर! अहं दक्षिणमानसः सन् अत्र स्नानं करोमि।”
Sage Nārada (teaching tīrtha-māhātmya and ritual procedure)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links tīrtha-snāna with Pitṛ-tarpaṇa/śrāddha, teaching that pilgrimage purification is completed by honoring ancestors through properly separated śrāddha rites.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, rule-based worship through karma-yoga: bathing with a sacred intention (sankalpa) and offering śrāddha as an act of dharmic devotion aligned with cosmic order (Sūrya as witness).
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is emphasized: performing actions “vidhānena” and doing śrāddha “pṛthak pṛthak,” along with directional intention (dakṣiṇā diś) traditionally connected with Pitṛ rites.