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Shloka 2

Śrāddha-bheda-nirūpaṇa: Nitya, Vṛddhi, Nāndīmukha, and Ekoḍḍiṣṭa Procedures

Devanagari script

वृद्धिश्राद्धं प्रवक्ष्यामि पूर्ववत्तद्विशेषकम् / जातपुत्रमुखदर्शनादौ वृद्धि श्राद्धं पूर्वाभिमुखेषु दक्षिणोपवीतिषु सयवबदरकुशैर्देवतीर्थेन नमस्कारान्तेन दक्षिणोपचारेण कर्तव्यम्

Transliteration

vṛddhiśrāddhaṃ pravakṣyāmi pūrvavattadviśeṣakam / jātaputramukhadarśanādau vṛddhi śrāddhaṃ pūrvābhimukheṣu dakṣiṇopavītiṣu sayavabadarakuśairdevatīrthena namaskārāntena dakṣiṇopacāreṇa kartavyam

Translation

वृद्धि-श्राद्धही मी पूर्वीप्रमाणे विशेष लक्षणांसह सांगतो. नवजात पुत्राचे मुखदर्शन इत्यादी प्रसंगी पूर्वाभिमुख होऊन, यज्ञोपवीत दक्षिणोपवीत पद्धतीने धारण करून, जौ-बोर-कुश यांसह, देवतीर्थाने, नमस्कारापर्यंत, दक्षिणोपचारांनी करावे.

Word by Word
वृद्धिश्राद्धम्vṛddhi-śrāddha (prosperity rite)
वृद्धिश्राद्धम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवृद्धि + श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वृद्धेः श्राद्धम्)
प्रवक्ष्यामिI shall explain
प्रवक्ष्यामि:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलृट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः प्र-
पूर्ववत्as before
पूर्ववत्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; तुलनार्थक
तत्that
तत्:
Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
विशेषकम्special; distinctive
विशेषकम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविशेषक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (with special features)
जातborn
जात:
Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootजन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), समासाङ्ग
पुत्रson
पुत्र:
Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमासाङ्ग
मुखface
मुख:
Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमासाङ्ग
दर्शनseeing
दर्शन:
Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमासाङ्ग
आदौat the time of etc.; beginning with
आदौ:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootआदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; 'आदि' in locative: at the beginning/among etc.
वृद्धिprosperity; increase
वृद्धि:
Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootवृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-भाव (as qualifier)
श्राद्धम्śrāddha
श्राद्धम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
पूर्वाभिमुखेषुfacing east
पूर्वाभिमुखेषु:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व + अभिमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पूर्वं अभिमुखाः)
दक्षिणोपवीतिषुwith the sacred thread worn in the southern manner
दक्षिणोपवीतिषु:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदक्षिण + उपवीति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दक्षिणं उपवीतं येषाम्)
सयवबदरकुशैःtogether with barley, jujube, and kuśa grass
सयवबदरकुशैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootस + यव + बदर + कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; सह-तत्पुरुषः (यवैः बदरैः कुशैः सह)
देवतीर्थेनwith the deva-tīrtha (ritual manner)
देवतीर्थेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवानां तीर्थम्; a ritual hand-position/means)
नमस्कारान्तेनending with a salutation
नमस्कारान्तेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनमस्कार + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नमस्कारः अन्तः यस्य)
दक्षिणोपचारेणwith respectful offerings (dakṣiṇa-type service)
दक्षिणोपचारेण:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्षिण + उपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दक्षिणः उपचारः)
कर्तव्यम्should be performed
कर्तव्यम्:
Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
Formभावे/कर्मणि विधेय-विशेषण (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'to be done'
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: On vṛddhi occasions (e.g., darśana of newborn son’s face; other auspicious increases)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vṛddhi-śrāddha is performed on occasions of increase (e.g., seeing a newborn son), with east-facing posture, dakṣiṇopavīta, and specific materials (yava, badara, kuśa) and deva-tīrtha procedure.

Vedantic Theme: Ritual order (ṛta/dharma) harmonizes personal milestones with cosmic/ancestral obligations; saṃskāra-linked karma as purifier.

Application: When auspicious family growth occurs, perform the prescribed vṛddhi-śrāddha: face east, wear yajñopavīta in dakṣiṇopavīta mode, use barley/jujube/kuśa, employ deva-tīrtha hand position, conclude with namaskāra and right-hand upacāras.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: household/ritual area; east-facing orientation specified

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Nāndīmukha/Vṛddhi śrāddha descriptions and mantras in the same chapter sequence; Lists of śrāddha materials (yava, tila, kuśa, badara) and their ritual roles

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
G
Garuda
P
Pitris
D
Devas

FAQs

This verse frames Vṛddhi-Śrāddha as an auspicious Śrāddha performed for ‘increase’ (vṛddhi)—especially on family-expanding occasions like the birth of a son—done with specific orientations, dress (dakṣiṇopavīta), and materials to align the rite with dharmic prosperity.

This particular verse is ritual-instructional rather than describing the soul’s journey; it emphasizes correct Śrāddha performance, which in the broader Garuda Purana context supports orderly relations with Devas and Pitṛs and sustains dharmic continuity across generations.

When performing Śrāddha-based observances for auspicious milestones, follow a qualified priest’s guidance on orientation, sacred-thread mode, and prescribed items (kuśa, yava, etc.), and keep the act reverent—ending with namaskāra and respectful offerings.

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