Varaha Purana 180.45: Adhyaya 180, Shloka 45
The Glory of Dhruva-Tīrtha: Rules of Ancestor Libations and Śrāddha, and the Consequences of Lineage-Continuity
तृप्यध्वमिति चान्ते वै मन्त्रं मन्त्रप्रतिक्रियाः ॥ उदीरतामङ्गिरस आयान्तु न इतीरयेत्
tṛpyadhvam iti cānte vai mantraṁ mantrapratikriyāḥ || udīratām aṅgirasa āyāntu na itīrayet
अन्ते वै मन्त्रप्रतिक्रियारूपेण “तृप्यध्वम्” इति मन्त्रं जपेत्। ततः “उदीरताम् अङ्गिरसः, आयान्तु नः” इति चोच्चारयेत्।
Varāha (default speaker framework)
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Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"At the rite’s conclusion, recite the prescribed concluding mantra (“tṛpyadhvam”) and invoke the Aṅgirasa lineage with the stated formula.","karmic_consequence":"Correct mantra-closure and ṛṣi-lineage invocation are said to complete the śrāddha properly, yielding satisfaction to pitṛs and ritual siddhi; omission leads to incompletion/fruit-diminution (asiddhi)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ritual-hermeneutics","core_concept":"Mantra has a beginning, middle, and proper closure; completion (saṃpatti) is itself a dharmic act.","practical_application":"In śrāddha, do not stop at offerings—seal the rite with the prescribed concluding utterance and the correct ṛṣi-lineage call."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Cultural Heritage","Linguistics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: ritual space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 180 (śrāddha-krama sections around mantra-vidhi and pitṛ-nāma-ucchāra)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn-concluding","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"measured","voice_tone":"clear, ritual-precise, gently emphatic on the concluding formula"}
FAQs
It documents a standardized closing formula within tarpaṇa practice and preserves references to Vedic seer-lineages (Aṅgirases) within later Purāṇic ritual instruction.
No geographic location is specified; the focus is on mantra usage and ritual closure.
The verse emphasizes completeness and correctness in ritual speech-acts—closing the rite with appropriate satisfaction-formulae and invocations.
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