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Shloka 62

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

Path to Yama

Devanagari script

भर्तुर्मृततिथेरन्यतिथौ चितिमथारुहेत् / तांमृताहनि तु सम्प्राप्ते पृथक् पिण्डेन योजयेत्

Transliteration

bharturmṛtatitheranyatithau citimathāruhet / tāṃmṛtāhani tu samprāpte pṛthak piṇḍena yojayet

Translation

Wenn die Ehefrau den Scheiterhaufen (citi) an einem anderen Tag als dem Todestithi ihres Gatten besteigt, dann soll sie, wenn sein Todestag eintritt, rituell mit ihm verbunden werden, indem man einen gesonderten piṇḍa darbringt.

Word by Word
भर्तुःof the husband
भर्तुः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootभर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive Singular
मृत-तिथेःof the death-date (tithi)
मृत-तिथेः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootमृत (कृदन्त, √मृ (धातु) + क्त) + तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive Singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मृतस्य तिथिः)
अन्य-तिथौon another tithi (date)
अन्य-तिथौ:
Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative Singular; समासः कर्मधारय (अन्या तिथिः)
चितिम्the funeral pyre
चितिम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootचिति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative Singular
अथthen
अथ:
Discourse particle (सम्बोधन/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)
आरुहेत्should mount/ascend
आरुहेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रुह् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘should ascend/mount’
ताम्that (pyre/it)
ताम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative Singular (pronoun)
मृत-अहनिon the day of death
मृत-अहनि:
Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमृत (कृदन्त, √मृ + क्त) + अहन्/अहनि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative Singular; समासः सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मृतस्य अहनि = on the day of death)
तुindeed/but
तु:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधान/विरोध/पुनरुक्त्यर्थक निपात (but/indeed)
सम्प्राप्तेwhen it has arrived/occurred
सम्प्राप्ते:
Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + √प्राप् (धातु) (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formसप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; पुं/नपुंसक-रूपे (locative absolute sense) — ‘when (it) has arrived/occurred’
पृथक्separately
पृथक्:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
पिण्डेनwith a (separate) piṇḍa offering
पिण्डेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental Singular
योजयेत्should connect/join
योजयेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√युज् (धातु) (णिच् causative)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग — ‘should cause to join/should connect’
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Ekoddishta

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: On the husband’s mṛta-tithi (death-tithi) when it arrives, even if the wife’s pyre-ascension occurred on another tithi.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual linkage (saṃbandha) of spouses after death is maintained through correct tithi-based piṇḍa offerings even when death/pyre-ascension dates differ.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa as a purificatory support for orderly saṃskāra; continuity of subtle relations (saṃskāra/ṛṇa) until preta is stabilized among pitṛs.

Application: When the wife’s death/cremation observance is on a different tithi than the husband’s, offer a separate piṇḍa on the husband’s death-tithi to ritually connect her to him.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: funeral ground/cremation site (śmaśāna)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.5 (Śrāddha/antyeṣṭi procedural sequence around tithi, piṇḍa, sapiṇḍīkaraṇa); Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: general doctrine that piṇḍa/udaka sustain the preta and establish pitṛ-status

Characters & Entities
G
Garuda
P
Pitris

FAQs

This verse treats the piṇḍa as a ritual means of linkage (yojana) so that, when the husband’s death-day arrives, the relationship and intended rite are properly established through a distinct offering.

It indicates that rites are keyed to the deceased’s mṛt-tithi; if a major act occurred on a different date, the correct death-day is still honored by performing a specific, separate piṇḍa to align the ritual with that tithi.

Observe death-anniversary rites with attention to the proper tithi and perform prescribed offerings distinctly and deliberately, emphasizing accuracy, remembrance, and dharmic continuity in family rituals.

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