Shloka 61
Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy
स्वाध्यायं प्राङ्मुखः कृत्वा तर्पयेद्देवमानवान् । ऋषीन्पितॄन्हि स्वीयांश्च विधिवन्नामगोत्रवित् ॥ ६१ ॥
svādhyāyaṃ prāṅmukhaḥ kṛtvā tarpayeddevamānavān | ṛṣīnpitṝnhi svīyāṃśca vidhivannāmagotravit || 61 ||
เมื่อหันหน้าไปทางทิศตะวันออกและทำสวาธยายแล้ว พึงถวายตัรปณะแก่เทพและมนุษย์ ต่อจากนั้นพึงถวายแก่ฤๅษี ปิตฤ และญาติผู้ล่วงลับของตน โดยรู้ชื่อและโคตราให้ถูกต้องตามพิธี
Narada (teaching in a dharma/ritual instruction context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links svādhyāya (inner purification through Vedic recitation) with tarpaṇa (gratitude and duty toward devas, ṛṣis, pitṛs, and relatives), presenting a complete dharmic cycle of learning followed by offering and remembrance.
By prescribing disciplined worshipful actions—svādhyāya and tarpaṇa—performed with reverence and correctness, it frames devotion as expressed through daily sacred duty (nitya-karma) that honors divine and ancestral orders.
It emphasizes ritual correctness (Kalpa) and the importance of proper identification through nāma and gotra—supported by śāstric procedure and linguistic precision (Vyākaraṇa/Smṛti-based usage) in performing offerings.