Shloka 60
The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya
अपरेऽह्नि शुचिर्भूत्वा गच्छेत्तु प्रेतपर्वतम् । ब्रह्मकुंडे ततः स्नात्वा देवादींस्तर्पयेत्सुधीः ॥ ६० ॥
apare'hni śucirbhūtvā gacchettu pretaparvatam | brahmakuṃḍe tataḥ snātvā devādīṃstarpayetsudhīḥ || 60 ||
پھر دن کے آخری حصے میں پاک ہو کر پریت پربت کو جائے۔ اس کے بعد برہما کنڈ میں غسل کر کے دانا شخص دیوتاؤں وغیرہ کو ترپن (نذرانۂ آب) دے۔
Narada (teaching tirtha-vidhi within Uttara-Bhaga narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It prescribes a tirtha-based purification sequence—becoming ritually clean, visiting a sacred site, bathing in a holy kuṇḍa, and performing tarpaṇa—framing pilgrimage as a disciplined act of dharma that sanctifies the practitioner and honors higher beings.
While primarily ritual-focused, it supports bhakti through reverent actions at a tirtha—snāna and tarpaṇa performed with श्रद्धा (faith) cultivate humility and devotional orientation toward the devas and the sacred order upheld by the Purana.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implicit: timing (apare'hnī), purity rules (śuci), snāna at a specified tirtha, and tarpaṇa as a formal offering act—core elements of applied Vedic ritual discipline.