Varaha Purana 14.39: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 39

Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors

Devanagari script

तथेति चोक्ते तैर्विप्रैः प्रार्थनीयास्तथाशिषः । पश्चाद्विसर्जयेद्देवान् पूर्वं पैत्रान्महामते ॥ १४.३९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 14.39

Transliteration

tatheti cokte tair vipraiḥ prārthanīyās tathāśiṣaḥ | paścād visarjayed devān pūrvaṃ paitrān mahāmate || 14.39 ||

Translation

Wenn jene Brāhmaṇas gesagt haben: «So sei es», sollen ebenso Segenswünsche von ihnen erbeten werden. Danach, o Hochweiser, sind die Gottheiten rituell zu entlassen — zuerst die Ahnen (Pitṛs).

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Word by Word

• तथा-इति: (saying) “so”
• तथा-इति: वाक्य-निर्देशक (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समूह; उद्धरण: 'saying "so be it"'

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• उक्ते: when (it is) said
• उक्ते: सति-सप्तमी (Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त, √वच्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी: 'when (it is) said'

• तैः: by them
• तैः: कर्ता (Karta/Agent in passive/absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental pronoun

• विप्रैः: by the Brahmins
• विप्रैः: कर्ता (Karta/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental: 'by the Brahmins'

• प्रार्थनीयाः: should be requested
• प्रार्थनीयाः: विधेय (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रार्थनीय (कृदन्त, √अर्थ् with प्र)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण: 'to be requested' (agreeing with आशिषः)

• तथा-आशिषः: such blessings
• तथा-आशिषः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तथा (अव्यय) + आशिष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'such blessings'

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण: 'afterwards'

• विसर्जयेत्: should dismiss
• विसर्जयेत्: क्रिया (Kriya/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग वि-; 'should dismiss/send off'

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• पूर्वम्: first
• पूर्वम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण: 'first/before'

• पैत्रान्: the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पैत्रान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पैत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; object (ancestors)

• महा-मते: O great-minded one
• महा-मते: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महान् मतिः यस्य

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Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Dharma-shastra
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a procedural detail typical of Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra-style ritual manuals: the formal requesting of blessings from officiants and the structured conclusion (visarjana) of invoked beings, reflecting institutionalized liturgical practice in premodern South Asia.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on ritual sequencing rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes orderly completion of rites: respectfully requesting benedictions from learned officiants and concluding invocations with proper protocol, including attention to the ancestral (pitṛ) component.