Shloka 93
The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya
प्रद्युम्नायानिरुद्धाय श्रीधराय च विष्णवे । पंचतीर्थ्यां नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मलोके नयेत्पितॄन् ॥ ९३ ॥
pradyumnāyāniruddhāya śrīdharāya ca viṣṇave | paṃcatīrthyāṃ naraḥ snātvā brahmaloke nayetpitṝn || 93 ||
பஞ்சதீர்த்தியில் நீராடி, பிரத்யும்னன், அனிருத்தன், ஸ்ரீதரன், விஷ்ணுவைத் துதித்தால், மனிதன் தன் பித்ருக்களை பிரம்மலோகத்திற்கு அழைத்துச் செல்கிறான்।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing at Pañcatīrthī) with Viṣṇu-centered devotion and declares a specific fruit: the upliftment of one’s Pitṛs to Brahmaloka.
Bhakti is expressed through praising Viṣṇu in his revered forms/titles (Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Śrīdhara). The tīrtha act becomes spiritually potent when joined to Viṣṇu-smaraṇa and stuti.
Ritual praxis (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: performing snāna at a prescribed tīrtha with appropriate deity-invocation for a defined result (phala) connected to Pitṛ-related rites.