Shloka 11
Śrāddha Vidhi (Pārvaṇa-Śrāddha): Invitations, Arghya, Protective Rites, Piṇḍa Offering, Dakṣiṇā, and Visarjana
ततः पितृपितामहप्रपितामहानां मातामहप्रमातामहवृद्धप्रमातामहानां सपत्नीकानां श्राद्धमहं करिष्ये इति अनुज्ञावचनम् / कुरुष्वेति ब्राह्मणैरुक्ते / ॐ देवताभ्यः पितृभ्यश्च- इतित्रिर्जपेत्
tataḥ pitṛpitāmahaprapitāmahānāṃ mātāmahapramātāmahavṛddhapramātāmahānāṃ sapatnīkānāṃ śrāddhamahaṃ kariṣye iti anujñāvacanam / kuruṣveti brāhmaṇairukte / oṃ devatābhyaḥ pitṛbhyaśca- ititrirjapet
తర్వాత అనుమతి కోరుతూ ఇలా పలకాలి: “నేను నా పిత, పితామహ, ప్రపితామహ; అలాగే మాతామహ, ప్రమాతామహ, వృద్ధ-ప్రమాతామహ—వారి భార్యలతో సహా—శ్రాద్ధం చేయుదును.” బ్రాహ్మణులు “కురుష్వ” (చేయి) అని చెప్పినప్పుడు “ॐ దేవతాభ్యః పితృభ్యశ్చ” అని మూడు సార్లు జపించాలి.
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda, describing śrāddha procedure)
Ritual Type: Parvana
Beneficiary: Pitr
Timing: Anujñā (permission) and saṅkalpa-like declaration before Pitṛ-āvāhana
Concept: Śrāddha is a duty to both paternal and maternal lines, including spouses; ritual begins with seeking consent and invoking devas and pitṛs together.
Vedantic Theme: Ṛṇa-traya (debts) orientation: pitṛ-ṛṇa acknowledged through prescribed action.
Application: Name beneficiaries clearly (paternal/maternal, with spouses), obtain officiant consent, and recite the deva-pitṛ formula thrice with focus.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: ritual assembly
Related Themes: Garuda Purana śrāddha chapters listing pitṛ-gaṇa and maternal line inclusion
FAQs
This verse frames śrāddha as a sanctioned rite: the performer formally declares the intention and proceeds only after brāhmaṇas grant assent, ensuring the ritual is done with proper authority and dharmic order.
It instructs that śrāddha offerings should honor multiple generations on both lineages, acknowledging the full ancestral network—explicitly including spouses—so the rite is comprehensive and not limited to only the father’s line.
Before performing any ancestral rite, clearly state the intention, include both sides of the family respectfully, and begin with a simple invocation—reciting “Oṃ devatābhyaḥ pitṛbhyaś ca” three times—to align the act with reverence and discipline.