Shloka 45

Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method

Devanagari script

तर्पणं देवतानां च पूर्वं कृत्वा समाहितः । अधिकारी भवेत्पश्चात्पितॄणां तर्पणे बुधः

Transliteration

tarpaṇaṃ devatānāṃ ca pūrvaṃ kṛtvā samāhitaḥ | adhikārī bhavetpaścātpitṝṇāṃ tarpaṇe budhaḥ

Translation

Nachdem er zuerst, mit gesammeltem Geist, den Tarpaṇa (Wasserlibation) den Gottheiten dargebracht hat, wird der Weise danach rechtmäßig befähigt, den Tarpaṇa für die Ahnen (Pitṛs) zu vollziehen.

Word by Word

तर्पणम्the offering of libations (tarpana)

देवतानाम्of the deities

चand

पूर्वम्first; beforehand

कृत्वाhaving done

समाहितःcomposed; attentive

अधिकारीeligible; entitled (person)

भवेत्should become

पश्चात्afterwards

पितॄणाम्of the ancestors

तर्पणेin (their) tarpana

बुधःthe wise man

Speaker

Not explicitly identifiable from the single verse (context needed from surrounding dialogue).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: भवेत्पश्चात् → भवेत् पश्चात्

Characters & Entities

Devatāḥ (gods)

Pitṛs (ancestors)

FAQs

What is the prescribed order of tarpaṇa in this verse?

The verse prescribes performing tarpaṇa to the deities first, and only afterwards performing tarpaṇa to the ancestors (pitṛs).

Why does the verse stress being “samāhita” (composed) during the rite?

It indicates that ritual efficacy and propriety depend on mental steadiness and attentiveness; tarpaṇa is to be done with focused, disciplined intention.

What ethical or spiritual lesson does this verse convey beyond ritual details?

It teaches ordered responsibility: honoring the divine order first and then fulfilling ancestral duties, emphasizing discipline, reverence, and correct prioritization in dharma.