Shloka 29
Śrāddha Vidhi (Pārvaṇa-Śrāddha): Invitations, Arghya, Protective Rites, Piṇḍa Offering, Dakṣiṇā, and Visarjana
सौमनस्यमस्तु / अस्त्वित्युक्ते प्रदत्तपिण्डस्थाने अर्घ्यार्थपवित्रमोचनम् / कुशपवित्रं गृहीत्वातेन कुशेन पित्रादिब्राह्मणं स्पृष्ट्वा स्वधां वाचयिष्ये-ॐ वाच्यतां-ॐ पितृपितामहेभ्यो यथानामशर्मभ्यः सपत्नीकेभ्यः स्वधोच्यताम् / अस्तुस्वधा इत्युक्ते ऊर्जं वहन्तीरमृतं घृतमिति पिण्डोपरि वारिधारां दद्यात्
saumanasyamastu / astvityukte pradattapiṇḍasthāne arghyārthapavitramocanam / kuśapavitraṃ gṛhītvātena kuśena pitrādibrāhmaṇaṃ spṛṣṭvā svadhāṃ vācayiṣye-oṃ vācyatāṃ-oṃ pitṛpitāmahebhyo yathānāmaśarmabhyaḥ sapatnīkebhyaḥ svadhocyatām / astusvadhā ityukte ūrjaṃ vahantīramṛtaṃ ghṛtamiti piṇḍopari vāridhārāṃ dadyāt
«សូមមានសុភមង្គល»។ ពេលគេឆ្លើយថា «ដូច្នោះហើយ» នៅកន្លែងដែលបានបូជា ពិណ្ឌ (piṇḍa) រួច ត្រូវដោះចេញនូវចិញ្ចៀន/ឧបករណ៍បរិសុទ្ធពីស្មៅគុស (kuśa) ដែលប្រើសម្រាប់អរឃ្យ (arghya)។ កាន់គុសបវិត្រ (kuśa-pavitra) ហើយយកគុសនោះប៉ះព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍តំណាងបិត្រ (Pitṛ) បន្ទាប់មកឲ្យអានមន្ត្រ ស្វធា (svadhā)៖ «អូម—សូមអាន—អូម។ ចំពោះបិត្រ និងបិតាមហៈ (Pitāmaha) ចំពោះអ្នកមាននាម…-សរមន (śarman) ជាមួយភរិយា—សូមប្រកាសស្វធា»។ ពេលគេថា «ដូច្នោះហើយ—ស្វធា» ត្រូវចាក់ទឹកជាស្ទ្រីមលើពិណ្ឌ ដោយសូត្រ៖ «នាំមកនូវឧរជ (ūrj) អម្រឹត (amṛta) និងឃ្រឹត (ghṛta)»។
Lord Vishnu instructing Garuda (Vinata-putra) on śrāddha/pinda-dāna procedure
Ritual Type: Parvana
Beneficiary: Pitr
Timing: Śrāddha sequence after piṇḍa-pradāna at the piṇḍa-sthāna; during svadhā-vācana and tarpana over piṇḍa
Concept: Pitṛ-yajña through svadhā and nourishing libations; ritual purity (pavitra/kuśa) and correct address (yathānāma) sustain ancestral connection.
Vedantic Theme: ṛṇa-traya (deva-ṛṣi-pitṛ debts) and karma-sambandha; dharma as a purifier that supports sattva and remembrance.
Application: In śrāddha, remove/replace pavitra correctly, touch the pitṛ-brāhmaṇa with kuśa as a ritual conduit, invoke svadhā naming ancestors with spouses, and pour a steady water-stream over the piṇḍa with the stated mantra.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: gṛhya-śrāddha-sthāna / yajña-sthāna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa/Śrāddha-khaṇḍa: svadhā-ucchāraṇa, piṇḍa-tarpaṇa, kuśa-pavitra procedures (adjacent verses in 1.218)
FAQs
This verse shows svadhā as the formal acceptance-formula for offerings to the Pitṛs; it marks the offering as directed to ancestors (not devas) and completes the piṇḍa-dāna sequence with proper ritual speech.
After the svadhā is pronounced and accepted (“astu svadhā”), one pours a continuous stream of water over the piṇḍa while reciting words that frame the offering as nourishment (ūrj), nectar (amṛta), and ghee-like sustenance (ghṛta) for the ancestors.
Even in simplified śrāddha practice, maintain clarity of intention—offer respectfully to ancestors, use correct mantras (or their understood meaning), and complete the rite with a water offering as a symbol of sustenance and remembrance.