Shloka 12
Śrāddha Vidhi (Pārvaṇa-Śrāddha): Invitations, Arghya, Protective Rites, Piṇḍa Offering, Dakṣiṇā, and Visarjana
ॐ अमुकगोत्रेब्यो ऽस्मत्पितृपितामहेभ्यो यथानामशर्मभ्यः सपत्नीकेभ्यः इदमासनं स्वधा इति ब्राह्मणवामे आसनदानम् / ॐ पितॄनावाहयिष्ये / ॐ / आवाहयेत्युक्ते ॐ उशन्तस्त्वा निधीमह्युशन्तः समिधीमहि / उशन्नु शत आवह पितॄन्हविषे उत्तवे / ॐ आयन्तु नः पितरः सौम्यासो ऽग्निष्वात्ताः पथिभिर्देवयानैः / अस्मिन्यज्ञे स्वधया मदन्तो ऽधिब्रुवन्तु तेवन्त्वस्मान् इत्यावाहनम् / ॐ अपहता सुरा रक्षांसि वेदिषदः इति तिलविकिरणम् / पूर्ववक्त्रमेण स्थापितपात्रेषूदकदानम् / ॐ तिलो ऽसि सोमदेवत्यो गोसवो देवनिर्मितः / प्रत्नमद्भिः पृक्तः स्वधया पितॄंल्लोकान्प्रीणीहि नः स्वाहा इति तिलदानम्
oṃ amukagotrebyo 'smatpitṛpitāmahebhyo yathānāmaśarmabhyaḥ sapatnīkebhyaḥ idamāsanaṃ svadhā iti brāhmaṇavāme āsanadānam / oṃ pitṝnāvāhayiṣye / oṃ / āvāhayetyukte oṃ uśantastvā nidhīmahyuśantaḥ samidhīmahi / uśannu śata āvaha pitṝnhaviṣe uttave / oṃ āyantu naḥ pitaraḥ saumyāso 'gniṣvāttāḥ pathibhirdevayānaiḥ / asminyajñe svadhayā madanto 'dhibruvantu tevantvasmān ityāvāhanam / oṃ apahatā surā rakṣāṃsi vediṣadaḥ iti tilavikiraṇam / pūrvavaktrameṇa sthāpitapātreṣūdakadānam / oṃ tilo 'si somadevatyo gosavo devanirmitaḥ / pratnamadbhiḥ pṛktaḥ svadhayā pitṝṃllokānprīṇīhi naḥ svāhā iti tiladānam
Mempersembahkan tempat duduk kepada para leluhur, seseorang memanggil mereka dengan 'Semoga leluhur kami yang lembut, Agniṣvātta, datang melalui jalan ilahi.' Menaburkan biji wijen untuk mengusir iblis dari altar, seseorang kemudian mempersembahkan air menghadap ke timur, diikuti dengan biji wijen yang dicampur air, sambil mendaraskan 'Engkau adalah wijen, diciptakan oleh para dewa; gembirakanlah para Leluhur.'
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda, describing śrāddha procedure)
Afterlife Stage: Svarga
Ritual Type: Parvana
Beneficiary: Pitr
Timing: Āsana-dāna → Pitṛ-āvāhana → tila-vikīraṇa → udaka-dāna → tila-dāna
Concept: Pitṛs are invited through mantra and svadhā; obstacles (rākṣasa/impurity) are warded off; tila and water nourish Pitṛ-lokas.
Vedantic Theme: Karma as subtle connectivity: mantra + dravya (tila/apas) + bhāva (śraddhā) produce unseen results (adṛṣṭa).
Application: Offer āsana with svadhā, perform Pitṛ-āvāhana with focused recitation, use tila as protective and nourishing substance, keep vessels oriented and orderly.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: ritual altar/vedi
Related Themes: Garuda Purana śrāddha-vidhi: āsana-dāna, āvāhana, tila-vikīraṇa, udaka-dāna, tila-dāna
FAQs
This verse frames āsana-dāna as a formal act of welcoming the Pitṛs through the Brāhmaṇa, offered with the Pitṛ-formula “svadhā,” establishing hospitality and ritual readiness before invocation.
Pitṛ-āhvāna is the ritual invocation asking the ancestors to arrive via “devayāna” paths and partake through svadhā. The Agniṣvātta are a traditional class of Pitṛs associated with being ‘satisfied by fire-offerings,’ invoked for benevolent blessing and protection.
The verse presents tila-vikiraṇa as a protective purification that drives away obstructive forces (rākṣasas) from the altar area, and tila-dāna as an offering connected with Soma that is meant to “gladden the worlds of the Pitṛs,” supporting ancestral satisfaction.