Shloka 9

Matsya Purana — Ekoddiṣṭa Śrāddha

Devanagari script

द्वितीये ऽह्नि पुनस्तद्वद् एकोद्दिष्टं समाचरेत् आवाहनाग्नौकरणं दैवहीनं विधानतः //

Transliteration

dvitīye 'hni punastadvad ekoddiṣṭaṃ samācaret āvāhanāgnaukaraṇaṃ daivahīnaṃ vidhānataḥ //

Translation

On the second day as well, one should perform the Ekoddiṣṭa-śrāddha in the same manner, according to the prescribed rule—carrying out the invocation and the fire-rite, but omitting the offerings to the gods, for it is directed solely to the departed.

Word by Word

• dvitīye ahni: on the second day

• punaḥ: again

• tadvat: in the same way

• ekoddiṣṭam: the Ekoddiṣṭa rite/śrāddha offered to a single departed person

• samācaret: should perform/observe

• āvāhana: invocation (calling the intended recipient/ancestral presence)

• agnau-karaṇam: fire-related procedure/acts to be done with (or in) the sacred fire

• daiva-hīnam: devoid of (offerings to) the gods, without the deva-portion

• vidhānataḥ: according to injunction, as prescribed.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the Matsya Purana’s rite-instructions as received in the tradition)

Entities Mentioned

• Ekoddiṣṭa
• Śrāddha
• Agni

Tags

• Matsya Purana Shraddha rules
• Ekoddista rite
• Hindu funeral rituals
• Pitṛ-karma
• Ritual procedure

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not address Pralaya; it gives a procedural rule for the second-day Ekoddiṣṭa-śrāddha, focusing on correct ritual performance rather than cosmology.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

It frames a householder’s dharma after a death in the family: on the second day one should repeat the Ekoddiṣṭa rite properly, emphasizing continuity of duty and fidelity to injunction (vidhānataḥ).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it specifies a daivahīna (deity-portion omitted) Ekoddiṣṭa-śrāddha, including āvāhana (invocation) and agni-related acts—marking it as a focused offering to a single departed person rather than a mixed deva–pitṛ ceremony.