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Shloka 2

Śrāddha-bheda-nirūpaṇa: Nitya, Vṛddhi, Nāndīmukha, and Ekoḍḍiṣṭa Procedures

Devanagari script

वृद्धिश्राद्धं प्रवक्ष्यामि पूर्ववत्तद्विशेषकम् / जातपुत्रमुखदर्शनादौ वृद्धि श्राद्धं पूर्वाभिमुखेषु दक्षिणोपवीतिषु सयवबदरकुशैर्देवतीर्थेन नमस्कारान्तेन दक्षिणोपचारेण कर्तव्यम्

Transliteration

vṛddhiśrāddhaṃ pravakṣyāmi pūrvavattadviśeṣakam / jātaputramukhadarśanādau vṛddhi śrāddhaṃ pūrvābhimukheṣu dakṣiṇopavītiṣu sayavabadarakuśairdevatīrthena namaskārāntena dakṣiṇopacāreṇa kartavyam

Translation

میں وِردھی شرادھ بھی پہلے کی طرح اس کی خصوصیات کے ساتھ بیان کرتا ہوں۔ نومولود بیٹے کے مُکھ درشن وغیرہ مواقع پر مشرق رُخ ہو کر، یجنوپویت کو دَکشِنوپویت انداز میں پہن کر، جو، بدَر (بیری) اور کُش کے ساتھ، دیوتیرتھ مُدرَا سے، نمسکار تک، دَکشِنوپچاروں کے ساتھ وِردھی شرادھ کرنا چاہیے۔

Word by Word
वृद्धिश्राद्धम्vṛddhi-śrāddha (prosperity rite)
वृद्धिश्राद्धम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवृद्धि + श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वृद्धेः श्राद्धम्)
प्रवक्ष्यामिI shall explain
प्रवक्ष्यामि:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलृट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः प्र-
पूर्ववत्as before
पूर्ववत्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; तुलनार्थक
तत्that
तत्:
Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
विशेषकम्special; distinctive
विशेषकम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविशेषक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (with special features)
जातborn
जात:
Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootजन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), समासाङ्ग
पुत्रson
पुत्र:
Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमासाङ्ग
मुखface
मुख:
Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमासाङ्ग
दर्शनseeing
दर्शन:
Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमासाङ्ग
आदौat the time of etc.; beginning with
आदौ:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootआदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; 'आदि' in locative: at the beginning/among etc.
वृद्धिprosperity; increase
वृद्धि:
Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootवृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-भाव (as qualifier)
श्राद्धम्śrāddha
श्राद्धम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
पूर्वाभिमुखेषुfacing east
पूर्वाभिमुखेषु:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व + अभिमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पूर्वं अभिमुखाः)
दक्षिणोपवीतिषुwith the sacred thread worn in the southern manner
दक्षिणोपवीतिषु:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदक्षिण + उपवीति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दक्षिणं उपवीतं येषाम्)
सयवबदरकुशैःtogether with barley, jujube, and kuśa grass
सयवबदरकुशैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootस + यव + बदर + कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; सह-तत्पुरुषः (यवैः बदरैः कुशैः सह)
देवतीर्थेनwith the deva-tīrtha (ritual manner)
देवतीर्थेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवानां तीर्थम्; a ritual hand-position/means)
नमस्कारान्तेनending with a salutation
नमस्कारान्तेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनमस्कार + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नमस्कारः अन्तः यस्य)
दक्षिणोपचारेणwith respectful offerings (dakṣiṇa-type service)
दक्षिणोपचारेण:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्षिण + उपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दक्षिणः उपचारः)
कर्तव्यम्should be performed
कर्तव्यम्:
Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
Formभावे/कर्मणि विधेय-विशेषण (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'to be done'
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: On vṛddhi occasions (e.g., darśana of newborn son’s face; other auspicious increases)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vṛddhi-śrāddha is performed on occasions of increase (e.g., seeing a newborn son), with east-facing posture, dakṣiṇopavīta, and specific materials (yava, badara, kuśa) and deva-tīrtha procedure.

Vedantic Theme: Ritual order (ṛta/dharma) harmonizes personal milestones with cosmic/ancestral obligations; saṃskāra-linked karma as purifier.

Application: When auspicious family growth occurs, perform the prescribed vṛddhi-śrāddha: face east, wear yajñopavīta in dakṣiṇopavīta mode, use barley/jujube/kuśa, employ deva-tīrtha hand position, conclude with namaskāra and right-hand upacāras.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: household/ritual area; east-facing orientation specified

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Nāndīmukha/Vṛddhi śrāddha descriptions and mantras in the same chapter sequence; Lists of śrāddha materials (yava, tila, kuśa, badara) and their ritual roles

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
G
Garuda
P
Pitris
D
Devas

FAQs

This verse frames Vṛddhi-Śrāddha as an auspicious Śrāddha performed for ‘increase’ (vṛddhi)—especially on family-expanding occasions like the birth of a son—done with specific orientations, dress (dakṣiṇopavīta), and materials to align the rite with dharmic prosperity.

This particular verse is ritual-instructional rather than describing the soul’s journey; it emphasizes correct Śrāddha performance, which in the broader Garuda Purana context supports orderly relations with Devas and Pitṛs and sustains dharmic continuity across generations.

When performing Śrāddha-based observances for auspicious milestones, follow a qualified priest’s guidance on orientation, sacred-thread mode, and prescribed items (kuśa, yava, etc.), and keep the act reverent—ending with namaskāra and respectful offerings.

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