Shloka 72

Āśauca, Daśāha Piṇḍa-Rites, Vṛṣotsarga, Sāpiṇḍīkaraṇa, and the Yama-mārga

Path to Yama

Devanagari script

उच्यन्ते षडिमानीह नव स्युरपि यागेतः / उक्तानि ते मया तानि ऋषीणां मतभेदतः

Transliteration

ucyante ṣaḍimānīha nava syurapi yāgetaḥ / uktāni te mayā tāni ṛṣīṇāṃ matabhedataḥ

Translation

هنا تُذكر هذه على أنها ستة؛ غير أنها من جهة طقوس اليَجْنَة قد تبلغ تسعة أيضًا. وقد شرحتُها لك وفق اختلاف آراء الرِّشيّين (الحكماء).

Word by Word

• उच्यन्ते: are said/are stated
• उच्यन्ते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-विशेषण (Numeral adjective), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन (Plural) — ‘six’ (agreeing with implied items)

• इमानि: these
• इमानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Locative setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• नव: nine
• नव: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-विशेषण (Numeral adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Plural) — ‘nine’ (as alternative count)

• स्युः: may be/would be
• स्युः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• यागेतः: of the two sacrifices/rites
• यागेतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

• उक्तानि: said/stated
• उक्तानि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृतान्त (Past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• तानि: those (things)
• तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऋषीणाम्: of the sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मतभेदतः: due to difference of opinions
• मतभेदतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मत-भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: मतस्य भेदः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma-vidhi admits enumerative variation (6 vs 9) depending on prayoga and ṛṣi-mata; authority is plural yet bounded by śāstra.

Vedantic Theme: Śāstra-prāmāṇya with allowance for kalpa-bheda; unity of dharma despite procedural plurality.

Application: When performing rites, follow an accepted local/lineage procedure while recognizing alternate enumerations as valid within śāstric tradition.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa/Śrāddha-khaṇḍa: discussions of ekoddiṣṭa, sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, āvatsara śrāddha (adjacent verses 2.5.73-76)

Characters & Entities

• Rishis

FAQs

What is the importance of differing rishi opinions in the Garuda Purana?

This verse clarifies that ritual classifications can vary because sages transmit different traditional frameworks, so the text accommodates multiple authoritative enumerations.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals and śrāddha?

It signals that the rites connected with post-death offerings and sacrificial procedures may be grouped in more than one way (six or nine), depending on the ritual lineage described.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow a consistent, learned tradition for śrāddha/yajña practice, recognizing that variant counts or lists can still be orthodox when rooted in rishi-based teachings.