Shloka 73

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

Path to Yama

Devanagari script

रूढिपक्षो ममाभीष्टो योगः कैश्चिदिहेष्यते / आद्ये द्वितीये दातव्यस्तथैवैकं पवित्रकम्

Transliteration

rūḍhipakṣo mamābhīṣṭo yogaḥ kaiścidiheṣyate / ādye dvitīye dātavyastathaivaikaṃ pavitrakam

Translation

الإجراء المتعارف هو الذي أستحسنه؛ وهذه هي الرياضة الروحية (يوغا) التي يقبلها بعضهم هنا. في الأولى والثانية من المراسم ينبغي تقديم العطية المقررة؛ وكذلك تُقدَّم حلقة طاهرة من عشب الكوشا (pavitraka).

Word by Word

• रूढिपक्षः: the conventional view/side
• रूढिपक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूढि (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: रूढेः पक्षः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अभीष्टः: desired/preferred
• अभीष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-इष् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: कृतान्त (Past passive participle, क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘रूढिपक्षः’)

• योगः: the method/rite (yoga)
• योगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कैश्चित्: by some (people)
• कैश्चित्: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

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

• ईष्यते: is desired/approved
• ईष्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• आद्ये: in the first (case/occasion)
• आद्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण (ordinal)

• द्वितीये: in the second (case/occasion)
• द्वितीये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण

• दातव्यः: should be given
• दातव्यः: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्)
• Form: कृतान्त (Gerundive/obligatory, तव्यत्), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (to be given)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; संख्या-विशेषण

• पवित्रकम्: a purificatory item/‘pavitraka’
• पवित्रकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवित्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Shraddha Ritual

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: Within the initial observances of the śrāddha sequence (first and second steps as per prayoga).

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rūḍhi (established practice) is a valid guide in ritual; sanctification via pavitra (kuśa ring) supports purity and correctness of śrāddha acts.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa as purificatory discipline; outer order supports inner saṃskāra.

Application: Follow the standard local śrāddha prayoga; prepare and use a kuśa pavitra as prescribed; ensure offerings are made in the specified first/second observances.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.5.74-76: piṇḍa for preta, ekoddiṣṭa, sapiṇḍīkaraṇa sequence

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of the pavitraka (kuśa ring) in Garuda Purana rites?

This verse treats the pavitraka as an essential purifier to be given/used along with the prescribed offerings, emphasizing ritual purity and correct procedure in post-death observances.

How does this verse guide correct performance of death-related rituals?

It prioritizes the established (rūḍhi) method and instructs that offerings be made in the first and second prescribed steps, with the additional requirement of a pavitraka, indicating standardized, rule-bound performance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow an authorized, traditional procedure for śrāddha/pinda-related rites and ensure required ritual items (like the kuśa pavitra) are properly included rather than improvising.