Shloka 20
Śrāddha Vidhi (Pārvaṇa-Śrāddha): Invitations, Arghya, Protective Rites, Piṇḍa Offering, Dakṣiṇā, and Visarjana
यथासुखं वाग्यता जुषध्वम् इति ब्रूयात् / बुक्तवत्सु सप्तव्याधादिकं पितृस्तोत्रं जपेत् / तच्च-सप्तव्याधा दशार्णेषु मृगाः कालञ्जरे गिरौ / चक्रवाकाः शराद्वीपे हंसाः सरसि मानसे
yathāsukhaṃ vāgyatā juṣadhvam iti brūyāt / buktavatsu saptavyādhādikaṃ pitṛstotraṃ japet / tacca-saptavyādhā daśārṇeṣu mṛgāḥ kālañjare girau / cakravākāḥ śarādvīpe haṃsāḥ sarasi mānase
বলবে—“আপনারা যেভাবে সুখ হয়, তেমনি স্বচ্ছন্দে বিশ্রাম করুন এবং বাক্স্বাধীনতা উপভোগ করুন।” অতিথিরা ভোজন সম্পন্ন করলে ‘সপ্তব্যাধ’ থেকে আরম্ভ পিতৃস্তোত্র জপ করবে। তাতে বলা হয়েছে—“দশার্ণ দেশে সপ্তব্যাধ; কালঞ্জর পর্বতে মৃগ; শরদ্বীপে চক্রবাক; আর মানস সরোবরেতে হংস।”
Lord Viṣṇu (in discourse to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra, instructing ritual procedure)
Ritual Type: Parvana
Beneficiary: Pitr
Timing: post-bhojana (after guests have eaten)
Concept: Śrāddha is completed not only by feeding but by respectful closure and stotra-recitation that links guests/pitṛs to sacred narrative memory.
Vedantic Theme: Smṛti as a purifier: remembrance (anusmaraṇa) stabilizes dharma and sanctifies action.
Application: After hospitality, formally release guests with kind words; include a brief hymn/recitation to seal the rite and keep ancestral remembrance alive.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: regions/mountain/island/lake
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Śrāddha-kalpa: post-bhojana procedures and pitṛ-stotra recitation (contextual)
FAQs
This verse places Pitṛ-recitation immediately after feeding others, indicating that hospitality and satisfaction of guests is followed by remembrance and propitiation of the ancestors through a prescribed hymn.
It links etiquette—granting guests comfort and free speech—with a structured ritual step: once the meal is completed, the practitioner transitions into Pitṛ-focused japa, integrating social dharma with śrāddha-oriented remembrance.
After feeding family/guests (or offering food in remembrance), speak kindly and allow ease, then recite a brief Pitṛ-prayer or stotra with intention—making gratitude and ancestral remembrance part of everyday discipline.