Shloka 6
Śrāddha-bheda-nirūpaṇa: Nitya, Vṛddhi, Nāndīmukha, and Ekoḍḍiṣṭa Procedures
ततः प्रपितामहीप्रभृतीनामनुज्ञापनमासनदानं गन्धादिदानञ्च अच्छिद्रावधारणवाचनम् / इत्थं पितामह्याः मातुः / ततः प्रपितामहादीनां अनुज्ञापनम् / आसनमावाहनङ्गन्धादिदानं-वृद्धप्रमातामहादीनामनुज्ञापनादिकरणम् / ॐ वसुसत्यसंज्ञकेभ्यो देवेभ्य एतदन्नं सघृतं सपानीयं सव्यञ्जनं सवदरं सदधि प्रतिषिद्धवर्जितं नम इति अन्नसङ्कल्पनम् / ॐ अमुकगोत्रे ! मत्पितामहमुकदेवि नान्दीमुखि ! एतदन्नं सबदरं सदधि नमः / एवं मातामहप्रभातामहेभ्यः
tataḥ prapitāmahīprabhṛtīnāmanujñāpanamāsanadānaṃ gandhādidānañca acchidrāvadhāraṇavācanam / itthaṃ pitāmahyāḥ mātuḥ / tataḥ prapitāmahādīnāṃ anujñāpanam / āsanamāvāhanaṅgandhādidānaṃ-vṛddhapramātāmahādīnāmanujñāpanādikaraṇam / oṃ vasusatyasaṃjñakebhyo devebhya etadannaṃ saghṛtaṃ sapānīyaṃ savyañjanaṃ savadaraṃ sadadhi pratiṣiddhavarjitaṃ nama iti annasaṅkalpanam / oṃ amukagotre ! matpitāmahamukadevi nāndīmukhi ! etadannaṃ sabadaraṃ sadadhi namaḥ / evaṃ mātāmahaprabhātāmahebhyaḥ
Sau đó, hành giả nên xin phép các cụ cố bà và các tổ tiên nữ khác, dâng chỗ ngồi và hương thơm. Sau đó thực hiện ý nguyện dâng thực phẩm (saṅkalpa): 'Om. Dâng lên các chư Thiên được gọi là Vasu và Satya, con xin dâng thực phẩm này—cùng với bơ lỏng, nước, món phụ, táo ta và sữa chua—không chứa những gì bị cấm; xin kính lễ.' (Sau đó:) 'Om. Hỡi tổ tiên của dòng họ (gotra) này! Hỡi bà của con và nữ thần Nāndīmukhī! Thực phẩm này, cùng với táo ta và sữa chua—xin kính lễ.'
Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)
Ritual Type: Parvana
Beneficiary: Pitr
Timing: During recipient-by-recipient addressing and food-saṅkalpa within śrāddha sequence
Concept: Śrāddha is relational dharma: offerings must be correctly addressed (gotra, names, maternal line) and purified (forbidden items avoided) to be efficacious.
Vedantic Theme: Karma performed with right saṅkalpa and śuddhi (purity) becomes a means of inner refinement and social-cosmic harmony.
Application: Include maternal and elder ancestresses/ancestors explicitly; make a clear food-saṅkalpa listing components and exclusions; address recipients by gotra and relation to avoid ‘misdelivery’ of offerings.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: domestic/ritual space
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.219.5 (Viśvedevāhvāna and ‘acchidra’); Garuda Purana 1.219.7-1.219.8 (ekoddiṣṭa procedure and water-line offering); Garuda Purana 1.220.1 (sapiṇḍīkaraṇa after one year)
FAQs
This verse treats anujñā as a required ritual step: the performer formally requests the ancestors’ assent before seating, invoking, and offering food—ensuring the rite is “acchidra” (without defect).
It explicitly sequences offerings across elder generations (great-grandmothers/great-grandfathers) and includes the maternal line (mātāmaha and earlier maternal ancestors), showing that śrāddha addresses both lineages with parallel procedures.
Perform śrāddha with clarity and completeness: maintain clean, non-prohibited food, state a clear saṅkalpa, and remember both paternal and maternal ancestors respectfully rather than treating the ritual as a mere formality.