Shloka 9
Determining Rites for Difficult/Inauspicious Deaths; Annual and Daily Śrāddha Rules
एकोद्दिष्टे तु सम्प्राप्ते यदि विघ्नः प्रजायते / मासेन्यस्मिन् तिथौ तस्यां कुर्याच्छ्राद्धं तदैव हि
ekoddiṣṭe tu samprāpte yadi vighnaḥ prajāyate / māsenyasmin tithau tasyāṃ kuryācchrāddhaṃ tadaiva hi
ఏకోద్దిష్ట శ్రాద్ధ సమయం వచ్చినప్పుడు ఏదైనా విఘ్నం కలిగితే, మరొక నెలలో అదే తిథిన అదే సమయంలో శ్రాద్ధం చేయవలెను.
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Ritual Type: Ekoddishta
Beneficiary: Pitr
Timing: If obstructed at due time, perform in the next month on the same tithi.
Concept: If an obstacle prevents ekoddiṣṭa at its due time, perform it the next month on the same tithi—dharma is preserved by fidelity to calendrical intention.
Vedantic Theme: Karma performed with steadiness (sthira-buddhi) despite impediments; honoring saṅkalpa through time-discipline.
Application: If travel, illness, or unavoidable disruption occurs on the ekoddiṣṭa day, schedule the rite on the same lunar date in the following month.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: gṛhya-śrāddha setting aligned to tithi
Related Themes: Garuda Purana śrāddha-vidhi rules on vighna and kāla; 2.45.8 on āśauca interruption; 2.45.11 on multiple deceased procedure
FAQs
Ekoddiṣṭa śrāddha is a focused offering done for a single departed person; this verse emphasizes maintaining its proper timing by observing the same tithi even if the rite is delayed by an obstacle.
If the scheduled Ekoddiṣṭa śrāddha cannot be performed due to a vighna, it should be done in a later month on the same lunar date (tithi), preserving the ritual calendar logic.
If unavoidable circumstances prevent a planned śrāddha, reschedule it for the same tithi in the next available month and perform it with sincerity rather than abandoning the observance.