Shloka 78
The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya
स्नात्वा तेषु विधानेन कुर्याच्छ्राद्धं पृथक् पृथक् । दिबाकर करोमीह स्नानं दक्षिणमानसे ॥ ७८ ॥
snātvā teṣu vidhānena kuryācchrāddhaṃ pṛthak pṛthak | dibākara karomīha snānaṃ dakṣiṇamānase || 78 ||
اُن مقدّس تیرتھوں میں مقررہ وِدھی کے مطابق اشنان کرکے، ہر مقام پر الگ الگ شرادھ کرے۔ “اے دیواکر! میں جنوب رُخ دل لگا کر یہاں اشنان کرتا ہوں۔”
Sage Nārada (teaching tīrtha-māhātmya and ritual procedure)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links tīrtha-snāna with Pitṛ-tarpaṇa/śrāddha, teaching that pilgrimage purification is completed by honoring ancestors through properly separated śrāddha rites.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, rule-based worship through karma-yoga: bathing with a sacred intention (sankalpa) and offering śrāddha as an act of dharmic devotion aligned with cosmic order (Sūrya as witness).
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is emphasized: performing actions “vidhānena” and doing śrāddha “pṛthak pṛthak,” along with directional intention (dakṣiṇā diś) traditionally connected with Pitṛ rites.