अनेकयातनासंस्थाः प्रेतलोकेषु ये गताः । तेषामुद्धरणार्थाय इमं पिंडं ददाम्यहम्
anekayātanāsaṃsthāḥ pretalokeṣu ye gatāḥ | teṣāmuddharaṇārthāya imaṃ piṃḍaṃ dadāmyaham
பிரேதலோகங்களில் சென்று பல துன்பங்களில் நிலைத்திருப்போரின் மீட்பிற்காக நான் இந்தப் பிண்டத்தை அர்ப்பணிக்கிறேன்।
Ritual declaration by the performer within the prescribed rite
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (preta-uddhāra context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya
Scene: A line of symbolic, translucent preta figures in the distance is shown receiving light and relief as the devotee offers piṇḍa at the sacred shore; the ritual space is calm, emphasizing mercy.
The living may act as instruments of grace, offering rites intended to soothe and elevate suffering departed beings.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the ritual setting where such offerings are taught.
A piṇḍa offering explicitly dedicated to beings in preta-lokas enduring multiple hardships.