Shloka 21
Sapindīkaraṇa: Timing, Eligibility, Gotra Rules, and Yearlong Śrāddha
with Vṛṣotsarga and Ghaṭa-dāna
ब्राह्मादिषु विवाहेषु या वधूरिह संस्कृता / भर्तृगोत्रेण कर्तव्यास्तस्याः पिण्डोदकक्रियाः
brāhmādiṣu vivāheṣu yā vadhūriha saṃskṛtā / bhartṛgotreṇa kartavyāstasyāḥ piṇḍodakakriyāḥ
Seorang mempelai wanita yang telah dinikahkan dengan sah melalui bentuk pernikahan brāhma dan lainnya—upacara piṇḍa serta persembahan air (udaka) baginya hendaknya dilakukan atas nama gotra suaminya.
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)
Ritual Type: Parvana
Beneficiary: Mata
Timing: When performing piṇḍa-udaka rites for a duly married woman; within annual/occasional śrāddha frameworks as applicable.
Concept: For duly married brides in brāhma and other approved forms, piṇḍa and water rites are performed under the husband’s gotra.
Vedantic Theme: Saṃskāra and dharma define social-ritual identity; continuity of lineage obligations as a karmic order.
Application: When performing śrāddha/udaka-kriyā for such a woman, invoke and record the husband’s gotra in the sankalpa and offerings.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana śrāddha sections on gotra usage in sankalpa; Neighboring verse (2.26.22) contrasting āsura-type marriages and pitṛ-gotra usage
FAQs
This verse states that once a woman is properly married (brāhma and other sanctioned forms), her piṇḍa and water offerings are performed in her husband’s gotra, indicating ritual affiliation to the husband’s lineage for post-death rites.
By assigning her piṇḍodaka-kriyā to the husband’s gotra, the verse implies that her post-death offerings are ritually handled according to the husband’s lineage framework rather than her birth family’s gotra.
When arranging śrāddha/antyeṣṭi-related offerings for a married woman, follow the tradition that uses the husband’s gotra in the sankalpa and ritual identifiers, aligning observance with dharma as described here.