सप्तम्यां यो नरो भक्त्या श्राद्धं कुर्यान्महालयम् । सप्ततिं कल्पसाहस्रं प्रीणंति पितरोऽस्य वै
saptamyāṃ yo naro bhaktyā śrāddhaṃ kuryānmahālayam | saptatiṃ kalpasāhasraṃ prīṇaṃti pitaro'sya vai
ผู้ใดในวันสัปตมี กระทำมหาลยะศราทธะด้วยศรัทธาภักดี บรรพชน (ปิตฤ) ของผู้นั้นย่อมปลื้มปีติแท้จริงตลอดเจ็ดหมื่นกัลป์
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Mahālaya-śrāddha (Saptamī) at Setu-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee on Saptamī performs Mahālaya śrāddha: piṇḍas on darbha, water libations, a calm sea/shore or tīrtha backdrop; subtle presence of satisfied pitṛs receiving offerings.
Devotional performance of śrāddha powerfully nourishes and pleases one’s ancestors for vast spans of time.
Setu-kṣetra, within the Setukhaṇḍa’s praise of rites performed in this sacred region.
Perform Mahālaya śrāddha specifically on saptamī (the seventh tithi) with bhakti.