Shloka 68
Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy
भूम्यां चैव लयं यांति भूमौ दद्यात्ततो जलम् । आस्तीर्य च कुशान्साग्रानावाह्य स्वस्वमन्त्रतः । प्राचीनाग्रेषु वै देवान्याम्याग्रेषु तथा पितॄन् ॥ ६८ ॥
bhūmyāṃ caiva layaṃ yāṃti bhūmau dadyāttato jalam | āstīrya ca kuśānsāgrānāvāhya svasvamantrataḥ | prācīnāgreṣu vai devānyāmyāgreṣu tathā pitṝn || 68 ||
เมื่อสรรพสิ่งทั้งปวงย่อมลายกลับสู่แผ่นดิน ฉะนั้นพึงถวายสายน้ำลงบนพื้นดินก่อน แล้วปูหญ้ากุศะให้มีปลายชี้ตามทิศ และอาวาหนะด้วยมนตร์ของตน—เชิญเทวะที่ปลายชี้ทิศตะวันออก และเชิญปิตฤที่ปลายชี้ทิศใต้
Narada (in dialogue tradition with the Sanatkumara brothers; ritual instruction section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames ritual action within a cosmological truth—everything returns to earth—and then prescribes a disciplined method of inviting higher and ancestral powers through water-offering, kuśa placement, and mantra-based āvāhana.
While primarily ritual (karma-kāṇḍa) in tone, it supports bhakti by teaching reverent, orderly worship—invoking Devas and honoring Pitṛs with mantras and proper orientation, cultivating humility and sacred attention.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is central: the directional placement of kuśa (east/south), sequencing of offerings (water first), and mantra-specific invocation (svasva-mantra) reflect applied Vedic ritual science.