Shloka 2

Śrāddha-bheda-nirūpaṇa: Nitya, Vṛddhi, Nāndīmukha, and Ekoḍḍiṣṭa Procedures

Devanagari script

वृद्धिश्राद्धं प्रवक्ष्यामि पूर्ववत्तद्विशेषकम् / जातपुत्रमुखदर्शनादौ वृद्धि श्राद्धं पूर्वाभिमुखेषु दक्षिणोपवीतिषु सयवबदरकुशैर्देवतीर्थेन नमस्कारान्तेन दक्षिणोपचारेण कर्तव्यम्

Transliteration

vṛddhiśrāddhaṃ pravakṣyāmi pūrvavattadviśeṣakam / jātaputramukhadarśanādau vṛddhi śrāddhaṃ pūrvābhimukheṣu dakṣiṇopavītiṣu sayavabadarakuśairdevatīrthena namaskārāntena dakṣiṇopacāreṇa kartavyam

Translation

سأبيّن شرادها الزيادة (Vṛddhi-Śrāddha) كما ذُكر من قبل، مع خصائصها. في مناسباتٍ مثل رؤية وجه الابن الذكر المولود حديثًا ونحو ذلك، تُقام شرادها الزيادة مع التوجّه شرقًا، وارتداء الخيط المقدّس على هيئة الدكشِنُوبَڤيتا (على الكتف الأيمن)، وباستخدام الشعير وثمر البَدَرا (النبق/jujube) وعشب الكوشا؛ وتُؤدَّى بوضع اليد المسمّى ‘deva-tīrtha’، وتُختَتم بالسجود، مع تقديم الأوبَتشارات كقرابين مباركة باليد اليمنى.

Word by Word

• वृद्धिश्राद्धम्: vṛddhi-śrāddha (prosperity rite)
• वृद्धिश्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि + श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वृद्धेः श्राद्धम्)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall explain
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः प्र-

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तुलनार्थक

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विशेषकम्: special; distinctive
• विशेषकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशेषक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (with special features)

• जात: born
• जात: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), समासाङ्ग

• पुत्र: son
• पुत्र: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग

• मुख: face
• मुख: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग

• दर्शन: seeing
• दर्शन: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग

• आदौ: at the time of etc.; beginning with
• आदौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; 'आदि' in locative: at the beginning/among etc.

• वृद्धि: prosperity; increase
• वृद्धि: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-भाव (as qualifier)

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पूर्वाभिमुखेषु: facing east
• पूर्वाभिमुखेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व + अभिमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पूर्वं अभिमुखाः)

• दक्षिणोपवीतिषु: with the sacred thread worn in the southern manner
• दक्षिणोपवीतिषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण + उपवीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दक्षिणं उपवीतं येषाम्)

• सयवबदरकुशैः: together with barley, jujube, and kuśa grass
• सयवबदरकुशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + यव + बदर + कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; सह-तत्पुरुषः (यवैः बदरैः कुशैः सह)

• देवतीर्थेन: with the deva-tīrtha (ritual manner)
• देवतीर्थेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवानां तीर्थम्; a ritual hand-position/means)

• नमस्कारान्तेन: ending with a salutation
• नमस्कारान्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नमस्कार + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नमस्कारः अन्तः यस्य)

• दक्षिणोपचारेण: with respectful offerings (dakṣiṇa-type service)
• दक्षिणोपचारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण + उपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दक्षिणः उपचारः)

• कर्तव्यम्: should be performed
• कर्तव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: भावे/कर्मणि विधेय-विशेषण (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'to be done'

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: On vṛddhi occasions (e.g., darśana of newborn son’s face; other auspicious increases)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vṛddhi-śrāddha is performed on occasions of increase (e.g., seeing a newborn son), with east-facing posture, dakṣiṇopavīta, and specific materials (yava, badara, kuśa) and deva-tīrtha procedure.

Vedantic Theme: Ritual order (ṛta/dharma) harmonizes personal milestones with cosmic/ancestral obligations; saṃskāra-linked karma as purifier.

Application: When auspicious family growth occurs, perform the prescribed vṛddhi-śrāddha: face east, wear yajñopavīta in dakṣiṇopavīta mode, use barley/jujube/kuśa, employ deva-tīrtha hand position, conclude with namaskāra and right-hand upacāras.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: household/ritual area; east-facing orientation specified

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Nāndīmukha/Vṛddhi śrāddha descriptions and mantras in the same chapter sequence; Lists of śrāddha materials (yava, tila, kuśa, badara) and their ritual roles

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Pitris
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of Vṛddhi-Śrāddha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Vṛddhi-Śrāddha as an auspicious Śrāddha performed for ‘increase’ (vṛddhi)—especially on family-expanding occasions like the birth of a son—done with specific orientations, dress (dakṣiṇopavīta), and materials to align the rite with dharmic prosperity.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This particular verse is ritual-instructional rather than describing the soul’s journey; it emphasizes correct Śrāddha performance, which in the broader Garuda Purana context supports orderly relations with Devas and Pitṛs and sustains dharmic continuity across generations.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing Śrāddha-based observances for auspicious milestones, follow a qualified priest’s guidance on orientation, sacred-thread mode, and prescribed items (kuśa, yava, etc.), and keep the act reverent—ending with namaskāra and respectful offerings.