Shloka 101
Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā
दापयिष्यति यः पिंडं तटेऽस्मिन्नंबुधेः शुभे । कुसैकविंशमुद्धृत्य शक्रलोकं गमिष्यति ॥ १०१ ॥
dāpayiṣyati yaḥ piṃḍaṃ taṭe'sminnaṃbudheḥ śubhe | kusaikaviṃśamuddhṛtya śakralokaṃ gamiṣyati || 101 ||
ఈ శుభ సముద్రతీరమున పిండదానము చేయించువాడు, ఇరవై ఒక కుశలను ఎత్తి, శక్ర (ఇంద్ర) లోకమునకు వెళ్లును.
Narada (traditional tirtha-mahatmya narration within Book 2)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that performing (or sponsoring) piṇḍa-dāna at a sacred ocean-shore tirtha, with the prescribed kuśa observance, yields a high heavenly fruit—attainment of Śakra’s realm—highlighting the purifying power of tirtha-based śrāddha.
Though primarily a śrāddha/tirtha-ritual verse, it supports bhakti through reverent service to dharma—honoring ancestors and sacred places as offerings made in a spirit of faith (śraddhā) and duty, which Purāṇas frame as devotional conduct aligned with divine order.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the use and count of kuśa (twenty-one blades) and the act of piṇḍa-dāna indicate prescribed ritual details typical of śrāddha-vidhi performed at a tirtha.