Shloka 137
Genealogy of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Procedure of Śrāddha
शन्नोदेवीत्यपः कुर्याद्यवोसीति यवानपि । गंधपुष्पैस्तु संपूज्य विश्वान्देवान्प्रतिन्यसेत्
śannodevītyapaḥ kuryādyavosīti yavānapi | gaṃdhapuṣpaistu saṃpūjya viśvāndevānpratinyaset
“شَم نو دیویہ” کا پاٹھ کرکے پانی کو سنسکاریت (مقدّس) کرے، اور “یَووسی” کا پاٹھ کرکے جو کو بھی اسی طرح سنسکاریت کرے۔ پھر خوشبو اور پھولوں سے اچھی طرح پوجا کرکے وشویدیَووں کو قائم/مدعو کرے۔
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (ritual instruction within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narrative context).
Concept: Ritual purity and correct mantra-application transform ordinary substances (water, barley) into divine media fit for deva-invocation.
Application: Before any devotional act, consciously consecrate the ‘means’ (water, food, tools) with remembrance and cleanliness; treat preparation itself as worship.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A quiet domestic altar is prepared at dawn: a copper or leaf vessel of water glimmers as a priest recites ‘śaṃ no devīḥ,’ while a small mound of barley is touched and consecrated with ‘yavo’si.’ Fragrance smoke curls upward as flower offerings are placed, and the unseen Viśve-devas are invited to ‘take their seats’ in the ritual space.","primary_figures":["Vedic householder-priest (yajamāna)","Viśve-devas (suggested as luminous presences)"],"setting":"A clean yajña-courtyard with darbha bundles, water vessel, barley grains, flower plates, and a small fire-stand or offering platform.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["saffron gold","smoke gray","lotus pink","copper bronze","palm-leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a South Indian ritual altar scene at sunrise, priest in white dhoti consecrating a shining water vessel and barley with mantra, Viśve-devas indicated as a semicircle of small radiant aureoles above the altar; heavy gold leaf halos, rich vermilion backdrop, emerald borders, gem-studded ornaments on ritual vessels, intricate floral motifs around the frame.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate dawn courtyard with a small altar, priest seated near darbha and kalasha, scattering flowers and touching barley; cool pastel sky, fine linework, lyrical naturalism, distant trees and a low hill, subtle divine glows suggesting Viśve-devas.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, stylized priest and ritual implements, prominent kalasha and flower offerings, warm yellow-red background with green accents; Viśve-devas as simplified luminous forms above, temple-wall aesthetic with patterned borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a devotional altar composition with lotus borders and floral vines, water vessel and barley arranged symmetrically; divine presences rendered as small golden medallions; deep indigo ground with gold detailing, intricate garlands and stylized lotuses framing the ritual center."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","gentle conch shell","low mantra hum","incense crackle","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शन्नोदेवीति = शम् + नः + देवी + इति; त्यपः = इति + अपः; कुर्याद्यवोसीति = कुर्यात् + यवः + असि + इति; गंधपुष्पैस्तु = गन्धपुष्पैः + तु; विश्वान्देवान्प्रतिन्यसेत् = विश्वान् + देवान् + प्रतिन्यसेत्
FAQs
It prescribes consecrating water with the mantra “śaṃ no devīḥ,” consecrating barley with “yavosī,” then performing worship with fragrance and flowers and finally invoking/installing the Viśve-devas.
The Viśve-devas are a Vedic collective of “All-gods,” invoked together in many rites as a universal divine assembly.
It emphasizes disciplined, mantra-guided worship: offerings are not merely material but are sanctified through intention, sacred sound, and orderly ritual procedure.