Shloka 40

Devanagari script

अग्निष्वात्ता बर्हिषद आज्यपाः सोमपास्तथा / व्रजन्तु तृप्तिं श्राद्धे ऽस्मिन्पितरस्तर्पिता मया

Transliteration

agniṣvāttā barhiṣada ājyapāḥ somapāstathā / vrajantu tṛptiṃ śrāddhe 'sminpitarastarpitā mayā

Translation

May the Agniṣvātta and Barhiṣad Pitṛs, and likewise the Ājyapā and Somapā Pitṛs—being satisfied by me through this śrāddha—attain full contentment.

Word by Word

• अग्निष्वात्ताः: Agniṣvātta (a class of Pitṛs)
• अग्निष्वात्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निष्वात्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—अग्निना स्वात्ताः (agni-accepted class of pitṛs)

• बर्हिषदः: Barhiṣad (a class of Pitṛs)
• बर्हिषदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिषद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; पितृ-विशेष-गणः

• आज्यपाः: Ājyapā (ghee-drinking Pitṛs)
• आज्यपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—आज्यं पिबन्ति इति (ghee-drinkers)

• सोमपाः: Somapā (soma-drinking Pitṛs)
• सोमपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—सोमं पिबन्ति इति (soma-drinkers)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ (also)

• व्रजन्तु: may they attain/go to
• व्रजन्तु: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• श्राद्धे: in the śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पितरः: the ancestors (Pitṛs)
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तर्पिताः: satiated; gratified
• तर्पिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप् (धातु) → तर्पित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (णिच् + क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—तर्पिताः (satiated)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (by me)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within the śrāddha context)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: Core śrāddha tarpaṇa/āhuti segment invoking specific Pitṛ classes.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śrāddha and tarpaṇa as a duty that nourishes/pleases Pitṛs and sustains intergenerational order.

Vedantic Theme: Ṛṇa-traya (debts to gods, sages, ancestors) and yajña-spirit; continuity of dharma across generations.

Application: Perform ancestral remembrance with sincerity; offer food/water with the intention of ‘tṛpti’ (contentment) rather than mere formality.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Śrāddha-kalpa passages enumerating Pitṛ-gaṇas and their satisfaction through offerings (general parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Pitris
• Agniṣvātta Pitṛs
• Barhiṣad Pitṛs
• Ājyapā Pitṛs
• Somapā Pitṛs
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the importance of Pitṛ-tarpaṇa and śrāddha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames śrāddha as an act that directly brings “tṛpti” (contentment) to multiple classes of Pitṛs, emphasizing ancestral satisfaction as a core aim of the rite.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By highlighting the Pitṛs’ satisfaction through offerings, it implies that correct post-death rites support the departed/ancestral continuum and uphold dharma that benefits the family line, a recurring Garuda Purana theme in funeral and śrāddha sections.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform śrāddha/tarpaṇa with sincerity and correct intention—seeing it as gratitude and duty to ancestors—rather than as a mere formality.