अस्यां नामानि सर्वेषां यथाज्येष्ठं समालिख । ततः श्राद्धं कुरुष्वाशु दयां कृत्वा गरीयसीम्
asyāṃ nāmāni sarveṣāṃ yathājyeṣṭhaṃ samālikha | tataḥ śrāddhaṃ kuruṣvāśu dayāṃ kṛtvā garīyasīm
Tại đó, hãy ghi lại tên của tất cả người đã khuất theo thứ bậc trưởng thượng. Rồi mau chóng cử hành lễ śrāddha, với lòng từ bi cao cả nhất.
Preta (a departed spirit)
Tirtha: Gayāśira
Type: tirtha
Scene: The performer opens the saṃpuṭikā and inscribes the names of all departed in seniority order, then hastens to complete śrāddha with great compassion.
Pitṛ-dharma is fulfilled through orderly remembrance and compassionate action, not merely formal performance.
The instruction pertains to the Gayāśira tīrtha context introduced just before.
Record the departed names eldest-first in the container, then perform śrāddha promptly with sincere compassion.
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