श्राद्धे श्रद्धा यतो मूलं तेन श्राद्धं प्रकीर्तितम् । तत्तस्मिन्क्रियमाणे तु न किंचिद्व्यर्थतां व्रजेत्
śrāddhe śraddhā yato mūlaṃ tena śrāddhaṃ prakīrtitam | tattasminkriyamāṇe tu na kiṃcidvyarthatāṃ vrajet
شرادھّ میں شردھا ہی اصل جڑ ہے، اسی لیے اسے ‘شرادھّ’ کہا گیا۔ جب وہی بھاؤ لے کر اسے کیا جائے تو اس میں کوئی چیز رائیگاں نہیں جاتی۔
Bhartṛyajña
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King
Scene: Close-up devotional moment: a householder offers piṇḍa and water with folded hands, eyes lowered in faith; subtle aura around the offering indicating ‘nothing goes to waste’.
Śrāddha is not merely procedure; its living core is śraddhā—reverent faith—which ensures the rite becomes spiritually fruitful.
The verse is doctrinal; it appears within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya’s śrāddha teachings rather than praising a particular spot.
It emphasizes performing śrāddha with genuine śraddhā so that no part of the rite becomes fruitless.