Varaha Purana 187.67: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 67

Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering

Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha

Devanagari script

पश्चाद्विसर्जितं पिण्डं दर्भानास्तीर्य भूतले ॥ उदकानयनं चैव ह्यपसव्येन वासितम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 187.67

Transliteration

paścād visarjitaṁ piṇḍaṁ darbhān āstīrya bhūtale || udakānayanaṁ caiva hy apasavyena vāsitam

Translation

फिर मैंने पिंड को रख दिया। दर्भा घास ज़मीन पर बिछा दी। पानी भी लाया, और एक तरफ़ बैठ के सब किया।

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Word by Word

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (पश्चात् अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (काल-अव्यय/temporal adverb)

• visarjitam: released/placed/let go
• visarjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√sṛj (वि+सृज् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Napuṁsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; qualifying 'piṇḍam'

• piṇḍam: rice-ball (piṇḍa offering)
• piṇḍam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piṇḍa (पिण्ड प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• darbhān: darbha grass
• darbhān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darbha (दर्भ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Bahuvacana

• āstīrya: having spread
• āstīrya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√stṛ (आ+स्तृ धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), pūrvakāla-kriyā

• bhūtale: on the ground
• bhūtale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū-tala (भू + तल प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṁsakaliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti, Ekavacana; समासः—तत्पुरुष (भूः तला/भूमेः तलम्)

• udaka-ānayanam: bringing of water
• udaka-ānayanam: Karta/Bhāva (कर्ता/भाव—nominal action as subject/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udaka (उदक प्रातिपदिक) + ānayana (आनयन प्रातिपदिक; from ā-√nī)
• Form: Napuṁsakaliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; समासः—तत्पुरुष (उदकस्य आनयनम्)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (एव अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (अवधारण/Emphasis particle)

• hi: for/indeed
• hi: Hetu-dyotaka (हेतु-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (हि अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात/particle; explanatory)

• apasavyena: with the leftward (apasavya) orientation
• apasavyena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument—manner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apasavya (अपसव्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṁsakaliṅga (or Puṁliṅga as adjective), Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; qualifying manner (with leftward/anticlockwise)

• vāsitam: was placed/caused to remain
• vāsitam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (वस् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Napuṁsakaliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā Ekavacana; here predicative with implied 'tat' (it was made to dwell/placed)

Speaker

Nimi (inferred)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records technical ritual vocabulary (piṇḍa, darbha, apasavya) valuable for comparing Purāṇic ritual descriptions with Dharmaśāstra and later prayoga manuals.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified; the verse describes ritual procedure rather than place.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse emphasizes procedural correctness in rites; later verses assess whether grief led to deviation from proper conduct.