Varaha Purana 218.41: Adhyaya 218, Shloka 41

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श्राद्धोत्पत्ति स्ततः प्रोक्तं पिण्डं संकल्प एव च ॥ पिण्डोत्पत्तिस्ततः प्रोक्ता पितृयज्ञविनिर्णयः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 218.41

Transliteration

śrāddhotpatti stataḥ proktaṃ piṇḍaṃ saṃkalpa eva ca || piṇḍotpattis tataḥ proktā pitṛyajñavinirṇayaḥ

Translation

ต่อจากนั้นได้อธิบายกำเนิดแห่งพิธีศราทธะ (śrāddha); รวมทั้งปิณฑะ (piṇḍa) และการตั้งสัจจะ/ปณิธาน (saṅkalpa) ด้วย แล้วจึงกล่าวถึงกำเนิดของปิณฑะ และการวินิจฉัยพิธีปิตฤยัชญะ (pitṛyajña) อันเป็นบูชาแด่บรรพชน

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• श्राद्ध-उत्पत्तिः: origin of śrāddha
• श्राद्ध-उत्पत्तिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष समास (śrāddha’s origin)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: thereafter/from that)

• प्रोक्तम्: is stated/declared
• प्रोक्तम्: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त, क्त) with प्र- उपसर्गः
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), कर्मणि; (अध्याहृतं ‘इदम्’) इत्यस्य/वाक्यस्य विधेय-विशेषणम्

• पिण्डम्: piṇḍa (rice-ball offering)
• पिण्डम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• संकल्पः: intention/ritual resolve
• संकल्पः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle: indeed/only)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पिण्ड-उत्पत्तिः: origin of the piṇḍa
• पिण्ड-उत्पत्तिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष समास (piṇḍa’s origin)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: thereafter)

• प्रोक्ता: is stated
• प्रोक्ता: विशेषण (Adjectival predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त, क्त) with प्र- उपसर्गः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग-रूपम्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), कर्मणि; ‘उत्पत्तिः’ इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• पितृ-यज्ञ-विनिर्णयः: determination of the ancestral rite
• पितृ-यज्ञ-विनिर्णयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + विनिर्णय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष समास (decision/settlement regarding pitṛ-yajña)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dharmaśāstra Traditions
• Ancestral Rites

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It signals the Purāṇa’s engagement with normative ritual discourse (close to Dharma-śāstra), outlining topics like śrāddha origins and procedural saṅkalpa.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is specified; the verse is thematic, outlining ritual topics.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes intentionality and responsibility in commemorative rites—formal resolve (saṅkalpa) and regulated procedure as ethical discipline within social memory practices.