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| − | Svadhā or | + | Svadhā or Svadhā[[devī]] was one of the daughters of Dakṣaprajāpati. She had been married to the seven pitṛs or manes: |
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| − | The food that is offered to them in śrāddhas should be accompanied by the mantra ‘svadhā’. Then only they can get the same. Obviously this is a symbolical concept. When the mantra ‘svadhā’ is uttered while offering the piṇḍas,<ref>Piṇḍas means rice-balls.</ref> it will induce the necessary power into them so as to be received by the pitṛs.<ref>Pitṛs means the souls of the dead ancestors.</ref> | + | The food that is offered to them in śrāddhas should be accompanied by the [[mantra]] ‘svadhā’. Then only they can get the same. Obviously this is a symbolical concept. When the [[mantra]] ‘svadhā’ is uttered while offering the piṇḍas,<ref>Piṇḍas means rice-balls.</ref> it will induce the necessary power into them so as to be received by the pitṛs.<ref>Pitṛs means the souls of the dead ancestors.</ref> |
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| − | * The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore | + | * The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram [[Krishna]] Math, Bangalore |
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Latest revision as of 20:28, 18 December 2016
By Swami Harshanada
Sometimes transliterated as: Svadha, SvadhA, Svadhaa
Svadhā or Svadhādevī was one of the daughters of Dakṣaprajāpati. She had been married to the seven pitṛs or manes:
The food that is offered to them in śrāddhas should be accompanied by the mantra ‘svadhā’. Then only they can get the same. Obviously this is a symbolical concept. When the mantra ‘svadhā’ is uttered while offering the piṇḍas,[1] it will induce the necessary power into them so as to be received by the pitṛs.[2]
References
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore