Shloka 9
Śrāddha Vidhi (Pārvaṇa-Śrāddha): Invitations, Arghya, Protective Rites, Piṇḍa Offering, Dakṣiṇā, and Visarjana
ॐ शन्नो देवीरभिष्टय आपो भवन्तु पीतये / शंयोरभिस्त्रवन्तु न इति पात्रे जलदानम् / ॐ यवो ऽसि यवयास्मद्वेषो यवयारातीरिति यवदानम् / गन्धद्वारां दुराधर्षां नित्यपुष्टां करीषिणीम् / ईश्वरीं सर्वभूतानां ता (त्वा) मिहोपह्वये श्रियमिति गन्धदानम् / ॐ या दिव्या आपः पयसा संबभूवुर्या अन्तरिक्षौत पार्थवीर्याः / हिरण्यवर्णा यज्ञियास्तान आपः शिवाः शं स्योना सुहवा भवन्तु / एषोर्ऽघो नम इति ब्राह्मणहस्ते जलं दत्त्वानेनैव पात्रेण पवित्रग्रहणं कृत्वा संस्त्रवं पवित्रं च ब्राह्मणपार्श्वे दद्यात् / ततः प्रथमपात्रे संस्त्रवजलं संस्थाप्य कुशोपरि ऊर्ध्वमुखं स्थापनं कुर्यत् / तदुपरि कुशदानम्
oṃ śanno devīrabhiṣṭaya āpo bhavantu pītaye / śaṃyorabhistravantu na iti pātre jaladānam / oṃ yavo 'si yavayāsmadveṣo yavayārātīriti yavadānam / gandhadvārāṃ durādharṣāṃ nityapuṣṭāṃ karīṣiṇīm / īśvarīṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tā (tvā) mihopahvaye śriyamiti gandhadānam / oṃ yā divyā āpaḥ payasā saṃbabhūvuryā antarikṣauta pārthavīryāḥ / hiraṇyavarṇā yajñiyāstāna āpaḥ śivāḥ śaṃ syonā suhavā bhavantu / eṣor'gho nama iti brāhmaṇahaste jalaṃ dattvānenaiva pātreṇa pavitragrahaṇaṃ kṛtvā saṃstravaṃ pavitraṃ ca brāhmaṇapārśve dadyāt / tataḥ prathamapātre saṃstravajalaṃ saṃsthāpya kuśopari ūrdhvamukhaṃ sthāpanaṃ kuryat / tadupari kuśadānam
Indem man rezitiert: 'Mögen die göttlichen Gewässer uns Glück bringen', soll man Wasser opfern. Mit dem Mantra für die Gerste vertreibt man Hass. Dann opfert man der Göttin Śrī Duftstoffe. Schließlich gibt man das Arghya-Wasser in die Hand des Brahmanen, legt den Reiniger daneben und stellt das Gefäß mit der Öffnung nach oben auf das Kuśa-Gras.
Lord Viṣṇu instructing Garuḍa (Vinātā-putra) on śrāddha/dāna procedure
Ritual Type: Parvana
Beneficiary: Pitr
Timing: Śrāddha pūrvāṅga (preliminary offerings: apas/arghya, pavitra, kuśa, saṁstrava)
Concept: Ritual purity and correct sequence (krama) make offerings efficacious; apas and pavitra function as carriers of auspiciousness.
Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa as chitta-śuddhi (purification of mind) through disciplined action and reverence.
Application: Perform śrāddha steps with clean vessels, mantra, and correct placement (kuśa, saṁstrava, pavitra); cultivate attentiveness and non-haste.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: ritual altar/household sacred area
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa/Śrāddha-vidhi sections on arghya, pavitra, kuśa, tila-dāna (adjacent verses in 1.218)
FAQs
This verse treats water as sacred and welfare-giving; jaladāna, accompanied by Vedic mantras, is a primary act of respect and purification within śrāddha, supporting the rite’s auspiciousness and orderly offering sequence.
Barley is offered with a mantra asking it to drive away hatred and hostile forces, functioning as a protective and purifying substance; fragrance is offered while invoking Śrī, symbolically calling abundance and auspiciousness into the rite.
Perform offerings with clarity and intention: keep the vessel and kuśa clean, recite the mantras mindfully, and treat the brāhmaṇa/ritual recipient with respect—emphasizing purity, goodwill, and disciplined procedure.