Shloka 45

Gayā-yātrā-vidhi: Multi-day Śrāddha Route, Pitṛ-devatās, and Akṣaya Merit at Gayā

Devanagari script

भूमौ दत्तेन तृप्यन्तु तृप्ता यान्तु परां गतिम् / पिता पितामहश्चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः

Transliteration

bhūmau dattena tṛpyantu tṛptā yāntu parāṃ gatim / pitā pitāmahaścaiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ

Translation

ليَشبعوا بما يُقدَّم على الأرض من قرابين؛ وإذا شبعوا فليبلغوا المقام الأعلى. وليَنَلِ الأبُ والجدُّ والجدُّ الأعلى (جدّ الجد) هذا النفع كذلك.

Word by Word

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• दत्तेन: by what is given (a gift/offering)
• दत्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (दत्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (P.P.P. used substantively); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण

• तृप्यन्तु: let (them) be satisfied
• तृप्यन्तु: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तृप्ताः: being satisfied
• तृप्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु) + क्त (तृप्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि (P.P.P.)

• यान्तु: let (them) go
• यान्तु: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पराम्: supreme, highest
• पराम्: Karma (Object/कर्म) / Gati-karman
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• गतिम्: state, destination
• गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म) / Gati-karman
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; गन्तव्य

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पितामहः: grandfather (paternal)
• पितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक; पितृ + आमह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पितुः आमहः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण

• प्रपितामहः: great-grandfather (paternal)
• प्रपितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपितामह (प्रातिपदिक; प्र + पितामह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पितामहस्य अपि पूर्वः)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Svarga

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dāna/śrāddha performed on earth yields subtle nourishment to pitṛs and supports their onward movement to higher states.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa as a means of purification and uplift; intention (saṅkalpa) and offering as bridges between gross and subtle realms.

Application: Perform śrāddha with clear saṅkalpa naming father–grandfather–great-grandfather; offer with faith and purity; dedicate merit for their ‘parā gati’.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: ritual ground/household altar

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: śrāddha phala—pitṛs are satisfied by offerings and grant blessings (general)

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Father (Pitā)
• Grandfather (Pitāmaha)
• Great-grandfather (Prapitāmaha)

FAQs

What is the importance of offerings (dāna/śrāddha) to the Pitṛs in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that what is offered ‘on earth’ can satisfy the Pitṛ-lineage, and that their satisfaction is linked with attaining a higher destination (parā gati).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in relation to ancestors?

It emphasizes intergenerational spiritual support: properly given offerings aid the father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, helping them progress toward a superior state.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform śrāddha/tarpaṇa with sincerity and give appropriate charity in the ancestors’ name, cultivating gratitude and responsibility toward lineage and dharma.