Shloka 7
The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya
तत्सर्वं विलयं याति रामतीर्थाभिषेचनात् । मंत्रेणानेन यः स्नात्वा श्राद्धं कुर्वीत मानवः ॥ ७ ॥
tatsarvaṃ vilayaṃ yāti rāmatīrthābhiṣecanāt | maṃtreṇānena yaḥ snātvā śrāddhaṃ kurvīta mānavaḥ || 7 ||
สิ่งทั้งปวงนั้นย่อมสลายไปด้วยการสรงสนานแบบอภิเษก ณ รามตีรถะ ผู้ใดสรงสนานพร้อมสาธยายมนต์นี้ แล้วประกอบพิธีศราทธะ ผู้นั้นย่อมได้รับผลแห่งความบริสุทธิ์นั้น
Narada (teaching tirtha-mahatmya in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Assurance of total dissolution of sin through ablution, then a focused, practice-oriented turn: mantra-recited bath followed by śrāddha to secure the promised purification."}
FAQs
It teaches that tīrtha-snāna at Rāma-tīrtha, especially when joined with mantra-japa and śrāddha, has the power to dissolve accumulated impurity and obstacles connected with ancestral obligations.
By linking sacred bathing and śrāddha to mantra-recitation, the verse emphasizes devotional remembrance (mantra) as the inner force that makes ritual acts spiritually transformative.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the sequence of mantra-recited snāna followed by śrāddha, showing how rite-order and correct observance are central to obtaining the stated phala (result).