Piṇḍapitṛyajña
event · 2 works · 3 mentions · 4 anchored passages
ancestor rice-offering · pitṛyajña · pārvaṇa · the deposited share
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1 expressionAncestor rice-offering“piṇḍapitṛyajña”1 mention
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda) (Sanskrit)
Let not this deposited share of mine wear away;
in the texts
Vīramitrodaya
The periodic ancestor-worship offering to the pitṛs, which presupposes that the deceased has already attained ancestor-status via Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa.
And the auspicious rite is one that must be performed, not an optional one.
/ > Performing a *pārvaṇa* or an auspicious rite, he does not obtain the fruit.
And this, in the view of those for whom the postponement of the Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa is for the sake of the *Piṇḍapitṛyajña*, should be performed for the mother as well as for the father.
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Ritual offering of a rice-cake (pinda) to the ancestors (Pitrs), guarded by Yama-Vaivasvata for successive generations.
Let not this deposited share of mine wear away;
may this rice-offering ever remain undiminished.
May Agni, as he cooks, protect this rice-offering;