Varaha Purana 187.32: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 32

Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering

Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha

Devanagari script

स निमिश्चिन्तयामास श्राद्धकल्पं समाहितः ॥ यानि तस्यैव भोज्यानि मूलानि च फलानि च

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 187.32

Transliteration

sa nimiścintayāmāsa śrāddhakalpaṃ samāhitaḥ || yāni tasyaiva bhojyāni mūlāni ca phalāni ca

Translation

അവൻ സമാഹിതനായി ശ്രാദ്ധകൽപം മനസ്സിൽ ചിന്തിച്ചു—തനിക്കു യോജ്യമായ ഭോജ്യങ്ങൾ ഏതൊക്കെയെന്ന്, അതായത് മൂലങ്ങളും ഫലങ്ങളും।

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Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• निमि: Nimi
• निमि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to सः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); नाम (proper noun)

• चिन्तयामास: thought/pondered
• चिन्तयामास: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• श्राद्धकल्पम्: the śrāddha procedure/rite
• श्राद्धकल्पम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध-कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः: श्राद्धस्य कल्पः (procedure of śrāddha)

• समाहितः: composed, concentrated
• समाहितः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘collected/composed’

• यानि: which (things)
• यानि: कर्म (Karma/Object; of implied verb ‘(he considered)’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural); relative pronoun

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); emphasis ‘only/indeed’

• भोज्यानि: edible, to be eaten
• भोज्यानि: विशेषण (Qualifier of यानि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (edible/fit to be eaten)

• मूलानि: roots
• मूलानि: कर्म (Karma/Object; in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: कर्म (Karma/Object; in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dharma-śāstra Influence
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Food and Offering Taxonomy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a normative cataloging of offerings in a śrāddha context, illustrating how Purāṇic texts encode ritual food-eligibility and ascetic-leaning options (roots/fruits).

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse concerns ritual planning and permissible offerings.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ritual attentiveness and restraint—choosing appropriate offerings rather than indulgent or unsuitable items.