Shloka 60
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
तस्य पापं क्षयं याति पितॄणां श्राद्धतो गतिः । नभस्ये मासि कृष्णे तु पितृपक्षे महालये ॥ ६० ॥
tasya pāpaṃ kṣayaṃ yāti pitṝṇāṃ śrāddhato gatiḥ | nabhasye māsi kṛṣṇe tu pitṛpakṣe mahālaye || 60 ||
Sa pamamagitan ng gawaing śrāddha na iyon, napapawi ang kanyang mga kasalanan, at sa śrāddha ang mga ninuno (pitṛ) ay nakakamit ang kanilang paglalakbay pasulong. Lalo itong mabisa sa madilim na kalahati ng buwang Nabhasya—sa Pitṛpakṣa, ang panahon ng Mahālaya.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: Pitṛpakṣa/Mahālaya śrāddha (seasonal observance)
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"From concern about sin and ancestral welfare to reassurance through śrāddha’s purifying efficacy, culminating in a solemn Mahālaya emphasis."}
FAQs
It teaches that performing śrāddha—especially in Pitṛpakṣa (Mahālaya)—purifies the performer by destroying pāpa and also benefits the pitṛs by supporting their gati (progress to a better state).
While focused on ritual dharma, it aligns with bhakti by emphasizing faithful, reverent offerings (śraddhā) that uphold cosmic and familial obligations—an expression of devotion through duty to pitṛs and sacred order.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (sacred timing): it specifies the ritual window—Nabhasya/Bhādrapada, Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa, Pitṛpakṣa/Mahālaya—as especially efficacious for śrāddha.