Shloka 172
Genealogy of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Procedure of Śrāddha
दीपप्रज्वालनं तद्वत्कुर्यात्पुष्पार्चनं बुधः । तथा चांतेषु चाचम्य दद्याच्चापः सकृत्सकृत्
dīpaprajvālanaṃ tadvatkuryātpuṣpārcanaṃ budhaḥ | tathā cāṃteṣu cācamya dadyāccāpaḥ sakṛtsakṛt
Demikian juga, orang bijaksana hendaklah menyalakan pelita dan melakukan arcanā dengan bunga; dan pada bahagian penutup, setelah melakukan ācamana (meneguk air penyucian), hendaklah ia mempersembahkan air berulang kali.
Unspecified (instructional/narratorial voice within the Adhyaya)
Concept: Conclude rites with light, beauty, and purity: kindle a lamp, offer flowers, perform ācamana, and repeat water-offerings to seal the ritual with clarity.
Application: End your day’s work with a small ‘lamp-and-flower’ moment: light a lamp (or pause), offer gratitude, sip water mindfully, and reset—repetition builds steadiness.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A single lamp is lit at the rite’s edge, its flame steady and bright, while the performer offers a handful of flowers in careful arcs. He performs ācamana with composed gestures, then offers water repeatedly at the conclusion, the scene glowing with a sense of sealed sanctity and gentle finality.","primary_figures":["householder (yajamāna)","lamp-flame as sacred focal point","optional family priest/ācārya"],"setting":"compact altar with oil lamp, flower plate, copper water vessel, darbha, and a clean cloth; faint incense smoke curling upward","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["lamp gold","vermillion red","jasmine white","emerald green","deep indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central oil lamp with gold leaf radiance; yajamāna offering flowers and performing ācamana; copper vessels highlighted with metallic sheen; ornate borders, rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornamentation on ritual items, devotional stillness.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate night-lamp scene with delicate flame and soft shadows; flowers rendered with fine petals; calm facial expressions; cool indigo background with warm golden focal light; refined naturalism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized lamp and flower offering; strong red-yellow-green palette; symmetrical altar composition; temple-wall aesthetic with clear gesture language for ācamana.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: lamp as luminous center surrounded by lotus motifs and floral borders; deep blue cloth ground with gold highlights; intricate white patterns; peacocks near the lamp base; devotional ornamentation emphasizing light-offering merit."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["lamp crackle","soft bell","water sipping (ācamana)","flower rustle","gentle conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तद्वत्+कुर्यात्=तद्वत्कुर्यात्; कुर्यात्+पुष्पार्चनम्=कुर्यात्पुष्पार्चनम्; तथा+च=तथा च; च+अन्तेषु=चांतेषु; च+आचम्य=चाचम्य; दद्यात्+च=दद्याच्च; च+आपः=चापः; सकृत्+सकृत्=सकृत्सकृत् (पुनरुक्ति)
FAQs
It prescribes lighting a lamp (dīpaprajvālana), offering flowers in worship (puṣpārcana), performing ācamana for purification near the conclusion, and offering water repeatedly as part of the closing observances.
By emphasizing simple, accessible offerings—lamp, flowers, and water—it highlights a devotional mode of worship where sincerity and orderly practice are central, rather than complex or exclusive rites.
It teaches attentiveness and cleanliness in worship: concluding a rite with purification (ācamana) and repeated water-offerings underscores mindfulness, respect, and completeness in religious practice.