Shloka 34

Devanagari script

कव्यान्यशेषाणि च यान्यभीष्टान्यतीव तेषां मम पूजितानाम् / तेषाञ्च सान्निध्यमिहास्तु पुष्पगन्धाम्बुभोज्येषु मया कृतेषु

Transliteration

kavyānyaśeṣāṇi ca yānyabhīṣṭānyatīva teṣāṃ mama pūjitānām / teṣāñca sānnidhyamihāstu puṣpagandhāmbubhojyeṣu mayā kṛteṣu

Translation

May all ancestral offerings (kavya) and every dearly desired fulfillment of those Pitṛs whom I have worshipped be fully accomplished; and may their presence be here, in these offerings I have prepared—flowers, fragrances, water, and food.

Word by Word

• kavyāni: funerary offerings (kavya items)
• kavyāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; ‘कव्य’ = पितृभ्यः निवेद्यं श्राद्धद्रव्यं

• aśeṣāṇi: all, without remainder
• aśeṣāṇi: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (कव्यानि)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• yāni: which
• yāni: Anuyogi (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम (relative)

• abhīṣṭāni: desired, wished-for
• abhīṣṭāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhīṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (कव्यानि)

• atīva: exceedingly, very much
• atīva: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atīva (अव्यय)
• Form: अत्यर्थे अव्यय (intensifying adverb)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्यतः), षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘उनका/उनके’

• mama: my
• mama: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘मम’ = my

• pūjitānām: of those who have been worshipped (honored)
• pūjitānām: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjita (कृदन्त; √pūj पूज्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘पूजित’ = worshipped/ honored

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• sānnidhyam: presence
• sānnidhyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sānnidhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सान्निध्य’ = presence

• iha: here
• iha: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• astu: may there be
• astu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘अस्तु’ = let there be

• puṣpa-gandha-ambu-bhojyeṣu: in/among the offerings of flowers, fragrance, water, and food
• puṣpa-gandha-ambu-bhojyeṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + ambu (प्रातिपदिक) + bhojya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective dvandva) समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; ‘पुष्प-गन्ध-अम्बु-भोज्य’ = flowers, fragrance, water, food-offerings

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (by me)

• kṛteṣu: made/prepared (by me)
• kṛteṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ कृ)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (…बोझ्येषु)

Speaker

A ritual reciter (the performer of śrāddha/pitṛ-tarpaṇa) within the teaching dialogue of Lord Viṣṇu to Garuḍa

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: during śrāddha offering sequence (upacāra-nivedana)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pitṛ-sannidhāna through properly prepared kavya and upacāras; fulfillment (siddhi) of ancestral satisfaction as a dharmic aim.

Vedantic Theme: Ṛṇa-traya with emphasis on pitṛ-ṛṇa; dharma as a purifier supporting inner śānti.

Application: Perform śrāddha with sincerity and completeness—offer water, food, fragrance, flowers—while explicitly inviting the Pitṛs’ presence and praying for their contentment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: ritual altar/śrāddha-vedī

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa/Śrāddha-kalpa sections on kavya, pitṛ-āvāhana, and upacāras (contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the importance of kavya (ancestral offerings) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats kavya as the core śrāddha offering meant to satisfy the Pitṛs and explicitly prays that their desired fulfillment is completed through the worship and offerings.

How does this verse connect to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

By emphasizing Pitṛ-satisfaction and their invoked presence, it supports the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching that proper rites aid the departed and maintain dharmic continuity between descendants and ancestors.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform ancestral remembrance and offerings with sincerity—symbolically through water, food, flowers, and fragrance—cultivating gratitude, duty (dharma), and family continuity.