Shloka 5
Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa-Śrāddha Vidhi
One-Year Concluding Rite
पितामहप्रपितामहवृद्धप्रपितामहेभ्यो गन्धादिदानमग्नौकरणम् / अवशिष्टान्नं प्रपितामहादिपात्रे क्षिपेत् / पितामहपात्राभिमन्त्रणपर्यन्तक्रमेण समाप्यापि ब्राह्मणपात्राभिमन्त्रणम् / अङ्गुष्ठनिवेशनं तिलविकरणं कृत्वा अमुकगोत्र एतत्ते अन्नं सघृतं सपानीयं सव्यञ्जनं प्रतिषिद्धवर्जितं ये चात्र त्वा मनुयाश्च त्वामनु तस्मै ते स्वधा इति
pitāmahaprapitāmahavṛddhaprapitāmahebhyo gandhādidānamagnaukaraṇam / avaśiṣṭānnaṃ prapitāmahādipātre kṣipet / pitāmahapātrābhimantraṇaparyantakrameṇa samāpyāpi brāhmaṇapātrābhimantraṇam / aṅguṣṭhaniveśanaṃ tilavikaraṇaṃ kṛtvā amukagotra etatte annaṃ saghṛtaṃ sapānīyaṃ savyañjanaṃ pratiṣiddhavarjitaṃ ye cātra tvā manuyāśca tvāmanu tasmai te svadhā iti
بالنسبة للجد والجد الأكبر والجد الأعلى، يجب على المرء تقديم العطور وما شابه ذلك وتقديم القربان في النار. ويجب وضع الطعام المتبقي في الأواني المخصصة للجد الأكبر والآخرين. وبعد الانتهاء، بالترتيب الواجب، من تكريس الأواني حتى وعاء الجد، يجب على المرء أيضاً تكريس وعاء البراهمة.
Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)
Ritual Type: Sapindana
Beneficiary: Pitr
Timing: agni-kārya and anna-dāna phase within sapīṇḍīkaraṇa
Concept: Offerings must be pure (pratiṣiddha-varjita) and properly dedicated; śrāddha extends beyond named pitṛ to those connected (‘anu-yāḥ’), sustaining ancestral continuum.
Vedantic Theme: Karma as ordered sacrifice; purity (śauca) and intention regulate fruit; continuity of saṃskāra across generations.
Application: Offer gandha etc. and make agni-offering for pitāmaha line; place remaining food into respective vessels; consecrate brāhmaṇa vessel; perform thumb placement and tila scattering; recite dedication specifying pure food with ghee/water/side dishes, excluding prohibited items, and include associated followers with svadhā.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: ritual space (agni-kunda)
Related Themes: GP śrāddha rules on tila usage, agni-kārya, and pratiṣiddha-bhojya exclusions; GP formulas extending offering to ‘ye cātra tvām anuyāś ca’ type recipients
FAQs
This verse links tila-vikaraṇa (scattering sesame) and the formula ending in “svadhā” as key markers that the offering is specifically directed to the Pitṛs, sealing the intention and recipient of the śrāddha act.
It prescribes a sequence: offerings (including fragrance and fire-oblation) for the three ancestral generations, placing the remaining food into the appropriate pitṛ-vessels, completing vessel-consecrations up to the grandfather’s vessel, and then also consecrating the brāhmaṇa’s vessel.
Maintain ritual clarity: offer only permissible foods, keep a clear order of recipients (ancestors first, then brāhmaṇa), and perform the act with focused intention—treating the rite as disciplined dharma rather than a casual meal.