Shloka 8
Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa-Śrāddha Vidhi
One-Year Concluding Rite
ॐ वाच्यतां इत्युक्ते ॐ पितामहादिभ्यः स्वधोच्यताम् / अस्तु स्वधेत्युक्ते पितृब्राह्मण पितृभ्यः स्वधोच्यतामिति / अस्तु स्वधेत्युक्ते ॐ ऊर्जं वहन्तीरिति दक्षिणाभिमुखवारिधारात्यागः / ॐ विश्वेदेवा अस्मिन् यज्ञे प्रीयन्तामिति देवब्राह्मणहस्ते ॐ यवोदकदानम् / ॐ देवताभ्य इति त्रिर्जपः
oṃ vācyatāṃ ityukte oṃ pitāmahādibhyaḥ svadhocyatām / astu svadhetyukte pitṛbrāhmaṇa pitṛbhyaḥ svadhocyatāmiti / astu svadhetyukte oṃ ūrjaṃ vahantīriti dakṣiṇābhimukhavāridhārātyāgaḥ / oṃ viśvedevā asmin yajñe prīyantāmiti devabrāhmaṇahaste oṃ yavodakadānam / oṃ devatābhya iti trirjapaḥ
عندما يُقال: «لْيُنطَقْ بـ(أوم)»، يُقال: «لْتُقَلْ سْفَدْها (svadhā) للبيتامَها وسائر الآباء (Pitṛ)». وعندما يُقال: «ليكن كذلك—سْفَدْها»، يُجاب: «لْتُقَلْ سْفَدْها للـPitṛ وللبراهمة المتصلين بطقس الآباء». وعندما يُقال ثانية: «ليكن كذلك—سْفَدْها»، مع تلاوة «oṃ ūrjaṃ vahantīḥ» يُسكَب خيطٌ من الماء والوجه إلى الجنوب. وبقول: «لتَسْتَرْضِ الآلهةُ الجامعة (Viśvedevas) في هذا اليَجْنَ»، يُوضَع ماءُ الشعير (yava-udaka) في يد البراهميّ المكرَّس للآلهة. ثم بقول «oṃ devatābhyaḥ» تُكرَّر الصيغة ثلاث مرات.
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)
Ritual Type: Parvana
Beneficiary: Pitr
Timing: Mid-rite: svadhā responses, south-facing water-libation, Viśvedevas satisfaction formula, yava-udaka offering, concluding triple japa.
Concept: Mantra, directionality (dakṣiṇābhimukha), and correct offerings (water, barley-water) operationalize karmic efficacy in śrāddha.
Vedantic Theme: Ritual action as a disciplined means to purify saṃskāras and uphold ṛta/dharma; deva and pitṛ harmonization as integrated yajña-vision.
Application: Maintain exact responses to prompts (‘oṃ vācayatām…’, ‘astu svadhā…’), pour water facing south with the specified mantra, offer yava-udaka to the deva-Brāhmaṇa, and perform the thrice-japa ‘oṃ devatābhyaḥ’.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: ritual-ground/household-śrāddha-space
Related Themes: Adjacent śrāddha-vidhi steps: anujñā, svadhā, tarpaṇa, visarjana (1.220.7–1.220.9)
FAQs
“Svadhā” is the formal Pitṛ-invocation used to address and satisfy the ancestors; this verse prescribes when and for whom it should be uttered during the śrāddha sequence.
The south is ritually associated with the Pitṛs; the verse instructs a south-facing water-stream offering (vāri-dhārā) alongside the mantra “ūrjaṃ vahantīḥ,” symbolizing nourishment being carried to the ancestors.
If performing śrāddha or tarpaṇa, follow a disciplined sequence: correct invocations (Svadhā), respectful offerings (water and yava-udaka), and focused repetition (thrice japa), emphasizing intention, purity, and gratitude toward lineage.