ददाति पितृ पिंडेषु तुलसीकाष्ठचन्दनम् । पितॄणां जायते तृप्तिर्गयाश्राद्धेन वै तथा
dadāti pitṛ piṃḍeṣu tulasīkāṣṭhacandanam | pitṝṇāṃ jāyate tṛptirgayāśrāddhena vai tathā
Kung ilalagay ang paste ng sandal mula sa kahoy ng tulasī sa mga piṇḍa na iniaalay sa mga ninuno, ang mga Pitṛ ay masisiyahan na gaya ng śrāddha na ginaganap sa Gayā.
Deductive: narrative voice of the Dvārakā Māhātmya (commonly Sūta relating the māhātmya to sages)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (with explicit comparison to Gayā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A householder performs śrāddha: piṇḍas arranged on darbha, a tulasī-wood sandal paste mark placed atop each; subtle imagery of satisfied ancestors receiving offerings.
Connecting Pitṛ-rites with Viṣṇu-associated sanctity (tulasī) is said to elevate śrāddha to the highest benchmark exemplified by Gayā.
Dvārakā is the contextual setting, while Gayā is referenced as the famed tirtha-standard for śrāddha efficacy.
Apply or offer tulasī-wood candana in the pitṛ-piṇḍa offerings during śrāddha.