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Shloka 11

Śrāddha as Trans-realm Nourishment; Pitṛ-Conveyance; Piṇḍa-born Body and the ātivāhika; Bhakti-based Release

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच / श्रुतेः प्रत्यक्षतस्तार्क्ष्य प्रामाण्यं बलवत्तरम् / श्रुत्या तुः बोधितार्थस्य पीयूषत्वादिरूपता

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca / śruteḥ pratyakṣatastārkṣya prāmāṇyaṃ balavattaram / śrutyā tuḥ bodhitārthasya pīyūṣatvādirūpatā

Translation

Der erhabene Herr sprach: O Tārkṣya (Garuda), die Autorität der Śruti (der offenbarten Schrift) ist stärker sogar als unmittelbare Wahrnehmung. Denn was durch die Śruti kundgetan wird, nimmt die Natur von Nektar an—höchst heilsam und lebensspendend.

Word by Word
श्रीभगवान्the Blessed Lord
श्रीभगवान्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री + भगवान् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (श्रीमान् भगवान्)
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम
श्रुतेःof scripture/hearing (śruti)
श्रुतेः:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
प्रत्यक्षतःthan/from direct perception
प्रत्यक्षतः:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; अपादान/तुलनाबोधक (from/than direct perception)
तार्क्ष्यO Tārkṣya (Garuda)
तार्क्ष्य:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootतार्क्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन
प्रामाण्यम्authoritativeness/validity
प्रामाण्यम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रामाण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
बलवत्तरम्stronger
बलवत्तरम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootबलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative)
श्रुत्याby śruti/scripture
श्रुत्या:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/विशेषबोधक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)
बोधितार्थस्यof the understood meaning
बोधितार्थस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootबोधित + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक); बोधित (कृदन्त; √बुध् (धातु))
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (बोधितः अर्थः यस्य/बोधितार्थः)
पीयूषत्वादिरूपताthe nature of being nectar-like, etc.
पीयूषत्वादिरूपता:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपीयूषत्व + आदि + रूपता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पीयूषत्व-आदि-रूपता = nectar-like etc. nature)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Śrī Bhagavān)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śruti is a stronger authority than even direct perception; what śruti reveals is supremely beneficial (amṛta-like).

Vedantic Theme: Śabda-pramāṇa and apauruṣeya-veda; limits of pratyakṣa in dharma/adr̥ṣṭa matters; śruti as the light for unseen realities.

Application: When dealing with unseen results (afterlife, ritual fruit), prioritize reliable scriptural testimony and disciplined interpretation over mere sensory inference.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated appeals to śāstra as authority for preta-rites and pitṛ-doctrines (contextual parallel)

Characters & Entities
G
Garuda (Tārkṣya)

FAQs

This verse states that Śruti is a stronger source of valid knowledge than sensory perception, so teachings about dharma, rites, and the afterlife are to be grounded in revealed authority.

It establishes the epistemic basis: details of the post-death journey and required rites are not fully knowable by ordinary perception, so one should rely on Śruti-based instruction as “nectar-like” guidance.

When performing śrāddha, pindadāna, or other dharmic duties, prioritize authentic scriptural guidance and qualified tradition over personal speculation or purely sensory assumptions.

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