Varaha Purana 188.6: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 6

Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity

Aśauca

Devanagari script

पिण्डदानं विवर्त्याथ क्षौरकर्म तु कारयेत् ॥ स्नानं कृत्वा विधानॆन ज्ञातिभिः स्वगृहं व्रजेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 188.6

Transliteration

piṇḍadānaṁ vivartyātha kṣaurakarma tu kārayet || snānaṁ kṛtvā vidhānena jñātibhiḥ svagṛhaṁ vrajet ||

Translation

फिर पिंड देना बंद करना है। बाल बना लेने हैं। नहा के साफ हो के, अपने घर वापस जाना है, अपने लोगों के साथ।

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Word by Word

• पिण्डदानम्: offering of piṇḍa
• पिण्डदानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पिण्डस्य दानम्)

• विवर्त्य: having completed / having performed
• विवर्त्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having completed/after doing)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमसूचक-अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• क्षौरकर्म: shaving rite
• क्षौरकर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षौर + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्षौरस्य कर्म)

• तु: indeed / then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• कारयेत्: should have (it) done / should cause to be performed
• कारयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) [णिच् causative: कारय]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: should cause to be done)

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; (having done)

• विधानेन: according to the prescribed procedure
• विधानेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• ज्ञातिभिः: with relatives
• ज्ञातिभिः: Sahakāraka (सह/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/करण), बहुवचन

• स्वगृहम्: one's own house
• स्वगृहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्वं गृहं)

• व्रजेत्: should go
• व्रजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (continuing instruction)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Funerary Rites
• Ritual Calendar

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents the sequencing of rites and the role of kin groups, offering evidence for social organization around death-ritual observance.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the action culminates in returning to one’s home (svagṛha).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Complete rites in proper order and reintegrate into domestic life with communal (kin-based) support and procedural correctness.