Shloka 9
Śrāddha Vidhi (Pārvaṇa-Śrāddha): Invitations, Arghya, Protective Rites, Piṇḍa Offering, Dakṣiṇā, and Visarjana
ॐ शन्नो देवीरभिष्टय आपो भवन्तु पीतये / शंयोरभिस्त्रवन्तु न इति पात्रे जलदानम् / ॐ यवो ऽसि यवयास्मद्वेषो यवयारातीरिति यवदानम् / गन्धद्वारां दुराधर्षां नित्यपुष्टां करीषिणीम् / ईश्वरीं सर्वभूतानां ता (त्वा) मिहोपह्वये श्रियमिति गन्धदानम् / ॐ या दिव्या आपः पयसा संबभूवुर्या अन्तरिक्षौत पार्थवीर्याः / हिरण्यवर्णा यज्ञियास्तान आपः शिवाः शं स्योना सुहवा भवन्तु / एषोर्ऽघो नम इति ब्राह्मणहस्ते जलं दत्त्वानेनैव पात्रेण पवित्रग्रहणं कृत्वा संस्त्रवं पवित्रं च ब्राह्मणपार्श्वे दद्यात् / ततः प्रथमपात्रे संस्त्रवजलं संस्थाप्य कुशोपरि ऊर्ध्वमुखं स्थापनं कुर्यत् / तदुपरि कुशदानम्
oṃ śanno devīrabhiṣṭaya āpo bhavantu pītaye / śaṃyorabhistravantu na iti pātre jaladānam / oṃ yavo 'si yavayāsmadveṣo yavayārātīriti yavadānam / gandhadvārāṃ durādharṣāṃ nityapuṣṭāṃ karīṣiṇīm / īśvarīṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tā (tvā) mihopahvaye śriyamiti gandhadānam / oṃ yā divyā āpaḥ payasā saṃbabhūvuryā antarikṣauta pārthavīryāḥ / hiraṇyavarṇā yajñiyāstāna āpaḥ śivāḥ śaṃ syonā suhavā bhavantu / eṣor'gho nama iti brāhmaṇahaste jalaṃ dattvānenaiva pātreṇa pavitragrahaṇaṃ kṛtvā saṃstravaṃ pavitraṃ ca brāhmaṇapārśve dadyāt / tataḥ prathamapātre saṃstravajalaṃ saṃsthāpya kuśopari ūrdhvamukhaṃ sthāpanaṃ kuryat / tadupari kuśadānam
「神聖なる水が我らに吉祥をもたらさんことを」と唱え、器に水を捧げるべし。「汝は大麦なり、憎しみを払いたまえ」と唱え、大麦を捧げる。女神シュリーを招き、香油を捧げる。その後、バラモンの手にアルギヤ（聖水）を注ぎ、その器をクシャ草の上に上向きに置き、その上にクシャ草を捧げるのである。
Lord Viṣṇu instructing Garuḍa (Vinātā-putra) on śrāddha/dāna procedure
Ritual Type: Parvana
Beneficiary: Pitr
Timing: Śrāddha pūrvāṅga (preliminary offerings: apas/arghya, pavitra, kuśa, saṁstrava)
Concept: Ritual purity and correct sequence (krama) make offerings efficacious; apas and pavitra function as carriers of auspiciousness.
Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa as chitta-śuddhi (purification of mind) through disciplined action and reverence.
Application: Perform śrāddha steps with clean vessels, mantra, and correct placement (kuśa, saṁstrava, pavitra); cultivate attentiveness and non-haste.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: ritual altar/household sacred area
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa/Śrāddha-vidhi sections on arghya, pavitra, kuśa, tila-dāna (adjacent verses in 1.218)
FAQs
This verse treats water as sacred and welfare-giving; jaladāna, accompanied by Vedic mantras, is a primary act of respect and purification within śrāddha, supporting the rite’s auspiciousness and orderly offering sequence.
Barley is offered with a mantra asking it to drive away hatred and hostile forces, functioning as a protective and purifying substance; fragrance is offered while invoking Śrī, symbolically calling abundance and auspiciousness into the rite.
Perform offerings with clarity and intention: keep the vessel and kuśa clean, recite the mantras mindfully, and treat the brāhmaṇa/ritual recipient with respect—emphasizing purity, goodwill, and disciplined procedure.