Varaha Purana 187.73: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 73

Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering

Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha

Devanagari script

पुत्रमाश्वासयामास वाग्भिरिष्टाभिरव्ययैः ॥ निमे संकल्पितस्तेऽयं पितृयज्ञस्तपोधन ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 187.73

Transliteration

putram āśvāsayāmāsa vāgbhir iṣṭābhir avyayaiḥ || nime saṁkalpitas te ’yaṁ pitṛyajñas tapodhana ||

Translation

เขาปลอบบุตรด้วยถ้อยคำอันเป็นที่รักและไม่เสื่อมคลายว่า “โอ้ นิมิ พิธีปิตฤยัชญะนี้ได้ตั้งปณิธานไว้เพื่อเจ้าแล้ว โอ้ ผู้มั่งคั่งด้วยตบะ”

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Word by Word

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• आश्वासयामास: comforted / reassured
• आश्वासयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्वस् (धातु, causative/णिच्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: caused to be comforted)

• वाग्भिः: with words
• वाग्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• इष्टाभिः: desired / pleasing
• इष्टाभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (वाग्भिः)

• अव्ययैः: unfailing / imperishable
• अव्ययैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (वाग्भिः)

• निमे: for Nimi
• निमे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• संकल्पितः: has been ordained / resolved
• संकल्पितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-कल्प् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पितृयज्ञः: ancestral rite (pitṛ-yajña)
• पितृयज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पितॄणां यज्ञः)

• तपोधन: O ascetic-rich one (O sage)
• तपोधन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (तपः धनं यस्य सः)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice, speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dharma Discourse
• Ritual Studies
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents the terminology and social framing of ancestral rites (pitṛyajña) in Purāṇic literature, where ritual duty is presented through interpersonal counsel.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To uphold obligations toward ancestors through formally resolved rites, framed as a stabilizing duty within family and social continuity.