The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya
पिंडदानाद्यतस्तस्मात्प्रेतत्वान्मुच्यते नरः । महानदी प्रभासात्र्योः संगमे स्नानकृन्नरः ॥ ४ ॥
piṃḍadānādyatastasmātpretatvānmucyate naraḥ | mahānadī prabhāsātryoḥ saṃgame snānakṛnnaraḥ || 4 ||
ஆகையால் பிண்டதானம் முதலிய கர்மங்களைச் செய்வதால் மனிதன் பிரேதநிலையிலிருந்து விடுபடுகிறான். அதுபோல மகாநதி–பிரபாசாத்ரீ சங்கமத்தில் நீராடுபவனும் அந்தப் பிரேதபாவத்திலிருந்து விடுதலை பெறுகிறான்.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the tirtha-mahatmya section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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.