Shloka 38
Sapindīkaraṇa: Timing, Eligibility, Gotra Rules, and Yearlong Śrāddha
with Vṛṣotsarga and Ghaṭa-dāna
हुताशं या समारूढा चतुर्थे ऽह्नि पतिव्रता / तस्या भर्तृदिने कार्यं वृषोत्सर्गादिकं च यत्
hutāśaṃ yā samārūḍhā caturthe 'hni pativratā / tasyā bhartṛdine kāryaṃ vṛṣotsargādikaṃ ca yat
जी पतिव्रता स्त्री चौथ्या दिवशी चिताग्नीवर आरूढ झाली असेल, तिच्यासाठीही पतीच्या तिथी-दिवशी वृषोत्सर्ग इत्यादी जे विधिकर्म आहे ते करावे.
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Ritual Type: Parvana
Beneficiary: Pitr
Timing: On the husband’s death-day (tithi) when the wife is to be included due to the stated circumstance; vṛṣotsarga as an associated observance.
Concept: If the wife has died by ascending the funeral fire on the fourth day, her associated rites are to be performed on the husband’s death anniversary, including vṛṣotsarga and related observances.
Vedantic Theme: Saṃskāra as social-religious closure; dharma addresses liminal events (death, remembrance) through prescribed acts rather than speculation.
Application: On the husband’s death-day, include the prescribed ancillary rites for the wife in such a case, notably vṛṣotsarga, following one’s śākhā/sampradāya guidance.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana śrāddha and ancillary rites: vṛṣotsarga mentions in śrāddha-vidhi contexts; death-day (tithi) observances
FAQs
This verse lists vṛṣotsarga as a key component among the rites to be done on the husband’s death-day, indicating it as a prescribed ritual act linked to śrāddha-related observances.
Indirectly: it emphasizes that properly timed post-death rites (done on specific days and death-days) are duties that support the deceased’s post-mortem welfare as taught in the Preta Kanda’s ritual framework.
Follow the tradition’s timing and prescriptions for death-day rites (śrāddha and associated acts) through qualified guidance, treating them as disciplined duties performed with sincerity and ethical conduct.