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 ||
Matapos isagawa ang svādhyāya na nakaharap sa silangan, maghandog ng tarpaṇa—pag-aalay ng tubig—sa mga deva at sa mga tao; gayundin sa mga ṛṣi, sa mga pitṛ (ninuno), at sa sariling mga kamag-anak na yumao, ayon sa tuntunin, na may kaalaman sa mga pangalan at gotra (angkan).
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.