पितर ऊचुः । वयं हि पितरः ख्याता मनुष्याणामिहागताः । स्वर्गे स्वकर्मणा नित्यं निवसाम सुरैः सह
pitara ūcuḥ | vayaṃ hi pitaraḥ khyātā manuṣyāṇāmihāgatāḥ | svarge svakarmaṇā nityaṃ nivasāma suraiḥ saha
పితృగణులు పలికారు—‘మేమే పితృలమని ప్రసిద్ధులు; మనుష్యుల హితార్థం ఇక్కడికి వచ్చాము. స్వర్గంలో స్వపుణ్యకర్మబలంతో దేవతలతో కలిసి నిత్యం నివసిస్తాము.’
Pitṛs
Type: kshetra
Scene: The pitṛs speak authoritatively, identifying themselves and describing their eternal residence in svarga with the gods; a luminous celestial court contrasts with the earthly tīrtha below.
Pitṛs are exalted beings sustained by karma and merit, and they engage with the human realm for human benefit and dharmic order.
Not specified in this verse; it is part of a larger tīrtha-glorification chapter.
No direct prescription here; it provides theological context for why Pitṛ worship (śrāddha/tarpaṇa) is meaningful.
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