Shloka 9
Śrāddha Vidhi (Pārvaṇa-Śrāddha): Invitations, Arghya, Protective Rites, Piṇḍa Offering, Dakṣiṇā, and Visarjana
ॐ शन्नो देवीरभिष्टय आपो भवन्तु पीतये / शंयोरभिस्त्रवन्तु न इति पात्रे जलदानम् / ॐ यवो ऽसि यवयास्मद्वेषो यवयारातीरिति यवदानम् / गन्धद्वारां दुराधर्षां नित्यपुष्टां करीषिणीम् / ईश्वरीं सर्वभूतानां ता (त्वा) मिहोपह्वये श्रियमिति गन्धदानम् / ॐ या दिव्या आपः पयसा संबभूवुर्या अन्तरिक्षौत पार्थवीर्याः / हिरण्यवर्णा यज्ञियास्तान आपः शिवाः शं स्योना सुहवा भवन्तु / एषोर्ऽघो नम इति ब्राह्मणहस्ते जलं दत्त्वानेनैव पात्रेण पवित्रग्रहणं कृत्वा संस्त्रवं पवित्रं च ब्राह्मणपार्श्वे दद्यात् / ततः प्रथमपात्रे संस्त्रवजलं संस्थाप्य कुशोपरि ऊर्ध्वमुखं स्थापनं कुर्यत् / तदुपरि कुशदानम्
oṃ śanno devīrabhiṣṭaya āpo bhavantu pītaye / śaṃyorabhistravantu na iti pātre jaladānam / oṃ yavo 'si yavayāsmadveṣo yavayārātīriti yavadānam / gandhadvārāṃ durādharṣāṃ nityapuṣṭāṃ karīṣiṇīm / īśvarīṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tā (tvā) mihopahvaye śriyamiti gandhadānam / oṃ yā divyā āpaḥ payasā saṃbabhūvuryā antarikṣauta pārthavīryāḥ / hiraṇyavarṇā yajñiyāstāna āpaḥ śivāḥ śaṃ syonā suhavā bhavantu / eṣor'gho nama iti brāhmaṇahaste jalaṃ dattvānenaiva pātreṇa pavitragrahaṇaṃ kṛtvā saṃstravaṃ pavitraṃ ca brāhmaṇapārśve dadyāt / tataḥ prathamapātre saṃstravajalaṃ saṃsthāpya kuśopari ūrdhvamukhaṃ sthāpanaṃ kuryat / tadupari kuśadānam
Habang binibigkas ang panalangin na ang banal na tubig ay magdala ng pagpapala, dapat mag-alay ng tubig. Sa pagbigkas para sa sebada upang itaboy ang poot, mag-alay ng sebada. Pagkatapos ay mag-alay ng pabango sa Diyosang si Sri. Ibigay ang tubig na arghya sa kamay ng Brahmana, ilagay ang sisidlan nang nakatihaya sa ibabaw ng damong kusa, at mag-alay ng damong kusa sa ibabaw nito.
Lord Viṣṇu instructing Garuḍa (Vinātā-putra) on śrāddha/dāna procedure
Ritual Type: Parvana
Beneficiary: Pitr
Timing: Śrāddha pūrvāṅga (preliminary offerings: apas/arghya, pavitra, kuśa, saṁstrava)
Concept: Ritual purity and correct sequence (krama) make offerings efficacious; apas and pavitra function as carriers of auspiciousness.
Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa as chitta-śuddhi (purification of mind) through disciplined action and reverence.
Application: Perform śrāddha steps with clean vessels, mantra, and correct placement (kuśa, saṁstrava, pavitra); cultivate attentiveness and non-haste.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: ritual altar/household sacred area
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa/Śrāddha-vidhi sections on arghya, pavitra, kuśa, tila-dāna (adjacent verses in 1.218)
FAQs
This verse treats water as sacred and welfare-giving; jaladāna, accompanied by Vedic mantras, is a primary act of respect and purification within śrāddha, supporting the rite’s auspiciousness and orderly offering sequence.
Barley is offered with a mantra asking it to drive away hatred and hostile forces, functioning as a protective and purifying substance; fragrance is offered while invoking Śrī, symbolically calling abundance and auspiciousness into the rite.
Perform offerings with clarity and intention: keep the vessel and kuśa clean, recite the mantras mindfully, and treat the brāhmaṇa/ritual recipient with respect—emphasizing purity, goodwill, and disciplined procedure.