Shloka 28

Upanayana Timing, Brahmacarya Rules, Ācamana & Sandhyā Observance

Devanagari script

सन्तर्पयेत्पितॄन्देवान्सो ऽन्वहं हि घृतामृतैः / वाकोवाक्यं पुराणं च नाराशंसीश्च गाथिकाः

Transliteration

santarpayetpitṝndevānso 'nvahaṃ hi ghṛtāmṛtaiḥ / vākovākyaṃ purāṇaṃ ca nārāśaṃsīśca gāthikāḥ

Translation

Er soll täglich die Pitṛs und die Devas mit ghṛta und nektargleichen Gaben (amṛta) sättigen; und zudem vākovākya (heilige Zwiegespräche), Purāṇa-Passagen, Lobgesänge (narāśaṃsī) und gāthās (Andachtsverse) rezitieren.

Word by Word

• सन्तर्पयेत्: should satisfy/propitiate
• सन्तर्पयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + तृप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘तर्पय-’

• पितṝन्: the ancestors
• पितṝन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; कर्म

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; कर्म

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• अन्वहम्: daily
• अन्वहम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्वहम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (daily)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; निश्चयार्थ

• घृतामृतैः: with ghee-like nectar (ghee and nectar)
• घृतामृतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (घृतं अमृतवत्/घृतामृतम्); करण

• वाकोवाक्यम्: Vākovākya (a dialogue text)
• वाकोवाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक् + उवाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (वाक् + उवाक्य) नाम ग्रन्थ/विधा; कर्म (to be recited)

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्म

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• नाराशंसीः: Nārāśaṃsī verses
• नाराशंसीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराशंसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; कर्म (a class of laudatory verses)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• गाथिकाः: Gāthikā songs/ballads
• गाथिकाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाथिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; कर्म (songs/ballads)

Speaker

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

Shraddha Ritual

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: Daily (nitya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nitya-santarpana of Pitṛs and Devas with ghṛta/amṛta-like offerings; recitation of vāko-vākya (sacred dialogues), Purāṇa, narāśaṃsī (eulogies), and gāthā (devotional verses).

Vedantic Theme: Śabda-sādhana: sanctifying the mind through sacred recitation; smṛti-purāṇa as supportive illumination of śruti.

Application: Sustain a daily rhythm of offering and elevating speech: read/recite edifying texts, engage in dharmic dialogue, and cultivate praise/thanksgiving.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: frequent reliance on Purāṇic narration and dharma dialogues; here it is prescribed as recitation content (thematic)

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of daily Pitṛ-tarpaṇa in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse frames daily propitiation of the ancestors (Pitṛs) and gods (Devas) as a sustaining dharmic duty, performed through nourishing oblations (ghee/“nectar-like” offerings) and sacred recitation.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s post-death welfare described in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

By emphasizing Pitṛ-satisfaction and śāstra-recitation, the verse supports the Garuḍa Purāṇa’s broader teaching that proper rites and remembrance aid familial continuity of merit and the well-being of departed ancestors in their respective states.

What is a practical application of this teaching today?

Maintain a simple daily practice—offer water (and, if appropriate, ghee-based lamp/food in a sattvic way) with remembrance of ancestors and include brief Purāṇic/itihāsa reading or chanting to cultivate gratitude, discipline, and dharmic living.