Devi Bhagavatam 11.3.15 — Cosmic Feminine Manifestations, Skandha 11, Adhyaya 3, Shloka 15
Sadachara Nirupanam and Rudraksha Mahatmya
स्नानाङ्गतर्पणं कृत्वा देवर्षिपितृतोषकम् । शुद्धे वस्त्रे परीधाय जलाद्बहिरुपागतः
snānāṅgatarpaṇaṃ kṛtvā devarṣipitṛtoṣakam | śuddhe vastre parīdhāya jalādbahirupāgataḥ
స్నానాంగమైన తర్పణమును ఆచరించి, దేవతలను, ఋషులను, పితృదేవతలను తృప్తిపరచి, శుద్ధ వస్త్రములను ధరించి నీటి నుండి బయటకు రావాలి.
Narayana
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Recitation Occasion: Daily
Phala Shruti: Satisfaction of Gods, Sages, and Ancestors
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Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Instructions on performing Tarpana after bathing
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Text: The concluding act of the river bath (Snananga Tarpana) before stepping onto dry land.
Text: Tarpana is an act of cosmic gratitude. It acknowledges humanity's triple debt (Rina) to the divine forces, the seers who gave knowledge, and the ancestors who gave physical life.
FAQs
Tarpana (offering of water) is performed as an integral part of the bathing ritual.
The offering of water during Tarpana satisfies the Devas (Gods), Rishis (Sages), and Pitris (Ancestors).
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