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Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

ततः अमुकवृद्धौ अमुकगोत्राया मत्प्रपितामह्या अमुकदेव्या नान्दीमुख्याः श्राद्धं सिद्धान्नेन युष्मासु मया कर्तव्यमिति प्रपितामहीब्राह्मणामन्त्रणम् / करिष्यामीति तेनोक्ते इत्थमेव प्रमातामह्यादिब्राह्माणमन्त्रणम्

Transliteration

tataḥ amukavṛddhau amukagotrāyā matprapitāmahyā amukadevyā nāndīmukhyāḥ śrāddhaṃ siddhānnena yuṣmāsu mayā kartavyamiti prapitāmahībrāhmaṇāmantraṇam / kariṣyāmīti tenokte itthameva pramātāmahyādibrāhmāṇamantraṇam

Translation

继而，于此吉庆之时，为我之曾祖母——某某氏族（gotra）之某某夫人——我当在诸位（为主祭婆罗门）之前，以净备熟食（siddhānna）举行“难提穆迦施拉达”（Nāndīmukha-Śrāddha）。故应召请代表曾祖母之婆罗门。彼等答曰“当为之”后，亦当如法召请为祖母及其余女系先灵之婆罗门。

Word by Word
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formक्रम/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)
अमुकवृद्धौon such-and-such vṛddhi occasion
अमुकवृद्धौ:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअमुक + वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन
अमुकगोत्रायाःof such-and-such gotra
अमुकगोत्रायाः:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअमुक + गोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; गोत्र-शब्दः (gen. sg.)
मत्my
मत्:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (my)
प्रपितामह्याःof (my) great-grandmother
प्रपितामह्याः:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रपितामही (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
अमुकदेव्याःof such-and-such lady (Devī)
अमुकदेव्याः:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअमुक + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
नान्दीमुख्याः(as) nāndīmukhī (a specific śrāddha type)
नान्दीमुख्याः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनान्दीमुखी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of the Nāndīmukhī type)
श्राद्धम्śrāddha
श्राद्धम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
सिद्धान्नेनwith prepared food
सिद्धान्नेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्ध + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन
युष्मासुfor you / among you
युष्मासु:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन
मयाby me
मया:
Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया (3rd), एकवचन
कर्तव्यम्is to be done
कर्तव्यम्:
Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
Formतव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक
प्रपितामहीब्राह्मणामन्त्रणम्invitation of brāhmaṇas for the great-grandmother
प्रपितामहीब्राह्मणामन्त्रणम्:
Karta (Heading/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रपितामही + ब्राह्मण + आमन्त्रण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (प्रपितामह्याः ब्राह्मणानाम् आमन्त्रणम्)
करिष्यामिI will do
करिष्यामि:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलृट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक
तेनby him
तेन:
Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
उक्तेwhen (it was) said
उक्ते:
Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; लोके 'उक्ते' = 'when it was said' (locative absolute)
इत्थम्thus
इत्थम्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत्थम् (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय
एवindeed; just
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-निपात
प्रमातामही(for) great-grandmother (maternal line)
प्रमातामही:
Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootप्र + मातामही (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (in compound: 'great-grandmother' line; here as member)
आदिand others
आदि:
Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootआदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमासाङ्ग; 'and others' sense
ब्राह्मणामन्त्रणम्invitation of brāhmaṇas
ब्राह्मणामन्त्रणम्:
Karta (Heading/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण + आमन्त्रण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ब्राह्मणानाम् आमन्त्रणम्)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra, describing śrāddha procedure)

Shraddha Ritual

Beneficiary: Mata

Timing: On vṛddhi/nāndī auspicious occasion (as specified: ‘amuka-vṛddhau’)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: On an auspicious vṛddhi occasion, perform Nāndīmukha-śrāddha for the great-grandmother (named, gotra specified) with prepared food; invite brāhmaṇas representing her; repeat similarly for grandmother and other female ancestors.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma as gratitude and relational wholeness; honoring both paternal and maternal lines supports harmony (saṃskāra-śuddhi) in worldly life.

Application: When performing nāndīmukha/vṛddhi śrāddha, explicitly include female ancestors by name/gotra where known; invite appropriate brāhmaṇas and proceed in correct sequence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space with brāhmaṇa representatives for female ancestors

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana nāndīmukha/vṛddhi śrāddha subsections detailing maternal-line offerings; Procedural parallels to prior invitation formulas for different ancestor categories

Characters & Entities
P
Pitṛs (ancestors)
B
Brāhmaṇas (invited officiants)

FAQs

This verse frames Nāndīmukha Śrāddha as an auspicious, rule-bound ancestral rite performed with siddhānna and proper brāhmaṇa invitation, ensuring the ceremony is formally established for the specified ancestor-line.

It provides a template: name the occasion, specify the ancestor (here, great-grandmother with gotra and name), state the intention to perform Nāndīmukha Śrāddha with prepared food, and invite the brāhmaṇas; upon their assent, repeat the same method for grandmother and other female ancestors.

When performing śrāddha, keep the sankalpa/invitation clear and specific (ancestor identification, rite type, offering), and follow a consistent, respectful procedure—especially when including maternal-line and female ancestors.

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