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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.87

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 87

आद्यश्राद्धाधिकारिणःWho performs the first śrāddha

Verse 87

स्थितेषु प्रेतपुत्रेषु ज्येष्ठे श्राद्धाधिकारिता । तदभावेऽन्यपुत्रादौ ज्येष्ठानुक्रमतो भवेत् ॥ ८७ ॥

sthitēṣu prētaputrēṣu jyēṣṭhē śrāddhādhikāritā | tadabhāvē’nyaputrādau jyēṣṭhānukramatō bhavēt || 87 ||

Translation

When the dead man's sons are living, the right to the śrāddha belongs to the eldest; failing him, to the other sons and the rest, in order of age.

Word by word

sthitēṣu
living
prēta
of the dead
putrēṣu
the sons
jyēṣṭhē
in the eldest
śrāddha
to the śrāddha
adhikāritā
the right
tad
him
abhāvē
failing
anya
other
putra
sons
ādau
and the rest
jyēṣṭha
age
anukramataḥ
(anukramataḥ) in order of
bhavēt
is

Meaning

The eldest son performs the rites.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 85.