Matsya Purana — Śrāddha Procedure: Types, Shloka 6
अदैवं तद्विजानीयात् पार्वणं पर्वसु स्मृतम् पार्वणं त्रिविधं प्रोक्तं शृणु तावन्महीपते //
adaivaṃ tadvijānīyāt pārvaṇaṃ parvasu smṛtam pārvaṇaṃ trividhaṃ proktaṃ śṛṇu tāvanmahīpate //
Sabe que isto é ‘a-daiva’, isto é, não oferecido aos deuses. O rito chamado ‘pārvaṇa’ é lembrado como aquele realizado nos dias de parva (dias de junção/transição). Declara-se que o pārvaṇa é de três tipos—ouve, ó rei.
FAQs
This verse is not about pralaya; it defines ritual classification—specifically that the pārvaṇa performed on calendrical parva days is treated as ‘adaiva’ (not a deva-offering), pointing instead to pitṛ-oriented observances.
It frames a king/householder’s dharma as knowing correct ritual categories and timings: pārvaṇa rites are tied to parva days and must be understood properly, since royal and domestic merit depends on performing śrāddha and related duties according to śāstra.
The significance is ritual: ‘pārvaṇa’ is a parva-day observance and is explicitly said to be threefold, introducing a technical taxonomy used in śrāddha/pitṛ ritual procedure rather than temple architecture.