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Shloka 57

Gayā-kṣetra and Phalgu Tīrtha: Sites, Rites, and the Liberation of the Pitṛs

Devanagari script

अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति श्राद्धी प्रायाद्दिवं नरः / श्राद्धी मासपदे स्नात्वा वाजपेयफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

agniṣṭomamavāpnoti śrāddhī prāyāddivaṃ naraḥ / śrāddhī māsapade snātvā vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

من أقام شعيرة الشرادها (Śrāddha) نال ثواب قربان «أغنيشْتُوما» (Agniṣṭoma)، وبالشرادها يمضي إلى السماء. ومقيم الشرادها إذا اغتسل في «ماسا-پادا» (Māsa-pada) حاز ثمرة قربان «فاجاپييا» (Vājapeya).

Word by Word
अग्निष्टोमम्Agniṣṭoma (a Soma-sacrifice)
अग्निष्टोमम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्निष्टोम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः (अग्नि + स्तोम)
अवाप्नोतिattains
अवाप्नोति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअव-√आप् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
श्राद्धीthe śrāddha-performer
श्राद्धी:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
प्रायात्may go
प्रायात्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√या (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
दिवम्to heaven
दिवम्:
Gati-karma (Destination/गतिकर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौस् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (द्यौः), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘स्वर्गम्’ अर्थे
नरःman
नरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
श्राद्धीthe śrāddha-performer
श्राद्धी:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
मासपदेat Māsa-pada (a sacred place/occasion)
मासपदे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमास + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (मासस्य पदे = at the ‘month-step’/a named tīrtha-time)
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√स्ना (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund): having bathed
वाजपेयफलम्the fruit of the Vājapeya sacrifice
वाजपेयफलम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवाजपेय + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (वाजपेयस्य फलम्)
लभेत्may obtain
लभेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√लभ् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्
Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue to Garuḍa)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: Śrāddha on prescribed tithi; snāna at Māsa-pada as tīrtha-vidhi adjunct.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual action (śrāddha) and tīrtha-snāna can generate puṇya comparable to elaborate soma sacrifices, emphasizing accessibility of merit in Kali-yuga contexts.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa as purifier and supporter of dharma; gradation of results (svarga-phala) within saṃsāra.

Application: If unable to perform large sacrifices, perform śrāddha with sincerity, feed worthy recipients, and undertake tīrtha-snāna with restraint and purity of intent.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tīrtha (snāna-ghaṭa/holy ford)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana śrāddha-phala passages equating śrāddha with yajñas (nearby in 1.83)

Characters & Entities
A
Agniṣṭoma
V
Vājapeya
Ś
Śrāddha

FAQs

This verse states that performing Śrāddha yields very high puṇya—equated with major Vedic sacrifices—and leads the performer toward heavenly merit, emphasizing Śrāddha as a powerful duty toward the ancestors.

Indirectly: it highlights that correct ancestral rites generate puṇya and auspicious destinations (like svarga) for the living performer, and in the broader Garuḍa Purāṇa framework, such rites are central to dharmic support connected with post-death transitions.

Perform Śrāddha with sincerity and purity (including bathing and proper observance) as an act of gratitude and dharma, treating ancestral rites as meaningful ethical-spiritual discipline rather than mere formality.

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