अनेकयातनासंस्थाः प्रेतलोकेषु ये गताः । तेषामुद्धरणार्थाय इमं पिंडं ददाम्यहम्
anekayātanāsaṃsthāḥ pretalokeṣu ye gatāḥ | teṣāmuddharaṇārthāya imaṃ piṃḍaṃ dadāmyaham
Vì những ai đã đi đến các cõi ngạ quỷ (preta-loka) và đang chịu muôn hình khổ hình—để cứu độ họ, con xin dâng phẩm piṇḍa này.
Ritual declaration by the performer within the prescribed rite
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (preta-uddhāra context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya
Scene: A line of symbolic, translucent preta figures in the distance is shown receiving light and relief as the devotee offers piṇḍa at the sacred shore; the ritual space is calm, emphasizing mercy.
The living may act as instruments of grace, offering rites intended to soothe and elevate suffering departed beings.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the ritual setting where such offerings are taught.
A piṇḍa offering explicitly dedicated to beings in preta-lokas enduring multiple hardships.
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