Varaha Purana 14.46: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 46

Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors

Devanagari script

विश्वेदेवाः सपितरस्तथा मातामहाः द्विज । कुलं चाप्यायते पुंसां सर्वं श्राद्धं प्रकुर्वताम् ॥ १४.४६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 14.46

Transliteration

viśvedevāḥ sapitaras tathā mātāmahā dvija | kulaṃ cāpyāyate puṃsāṃ sarvaṃ śrāddhaṃ prakurvatām || 14.46 ||

Translation

โอ้ทวิชะ เมื่อประกอบพิธีศราทธะแล้ว เหล่าวิศวเทวะพร้อมด้วยปิตฤ และมาตามหะย่อมอิ่มเอม และผู้ชายที่ประกอบศราทธะทั้งปวงโดยถูกต้อง วงศ์ตระกูลทั้งหมดของเขาย่อมได้รับการหล่อเลี้ยงและเจริญรุ่งเรือง

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• विश्वेदेवाः: the Viśvedevas (all-gods)
• विश्वेदेवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (विश्वे देवाः)

• स: together with
• स: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (सहित/with)

• पितरः: the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• पितरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय/अन्वय (conjunctive adverb: 'also/likewise')

• मातामहाः: maternal grandfathers/ancestors
• मातामहाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• द्विज: O twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• कुलम्: the lineage/family
• कुलम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction 'and')

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: 'also/even')

• आयते: is increased, prospers
• आयते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; धातुः—इ (गत्यर्थः) उपसर्गः—आ; अर्थः—वर्धते/समृद्धिं याति

• पुंसाम्: of men, of people
• पुंसाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस्/पुम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• सर्वम्: entire, all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies 'कुलम्')

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रकुर्वताम्: of those performing (it)
• प्रकुर्वताम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Of-doers)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); प्र + कृ; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; अर्थः—'करताम्' (of those who perform)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not provided in excerpt)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra Interface
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic and Dharma-śāstra-aligned theme: śrāddha as a socially stabilizing practice that links householders to ancestral lineages and to broader ritual cosmologies (e.g., Pitṛs and the Viśvedevas).

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is ritual-ethical (śrāddha and its beneficiaries) rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse recommends conscientious performance of śrāddha as a cultural-ethical duty, presented as beneficial to ancestors (including maternal lineage) and as supportive of familial continuity and well-being.