Shloka 49

Pitṛ-Stuti, Tarpaṇa, and the Ritual Power of Recitation in Śrāddha

Devanagari script

माक्रण्डेय उवाच / एवं तु स्तुवतस्तस्य तेजसोराशिरुच्छ्रितः / प्रादुर्बभूव सहसा गगनव्याप्तिकारकः

Transliteration

mākraṇḍeya uvāca / evaṃ tu stuvatastasya tejasorāśirucchritaḥ / prādurbabhūva sahasā gaganavyāptikārakaḥ

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: As he thus praised Him, a lofty mass of radiance suddenly manifested—an effulgence that spread and filled the sky.

Word by Word

• माक्रण्डेयः: Mākraṇḍeya (sage)
• माक्रण्डेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माक्रण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• स्तुवतः: of (him) praising
• स्तुवतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तेजसः: of radiance/energy
• तेजसः: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• राशिः: a mass/heap
• राशिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उच्छ्रितः: raised/lofty
• उच्छ्रितः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + श्रि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘राशिः’)

• प्रादुः: manifestly, into appearance
• प्रादुः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रादुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: manifestly/into view)

• बभूव: became/appeared
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/रीतिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: suddenly)

• गगनव्याप्तिकारकः: the maker/causer of sky-pervasion
• गगनव्याप्तिकारकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक) + व्याप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गगनस्य व्याप्तिः यस्य/गगनव्याप्तिः तां करोति इति)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (Markandeya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Stuti (praise) invokes divine presence; tejas manifests as a sign of grace and higher reality.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman’s epiphanic appearance through māyā/tejas; devotion as a purifier of perception.

Application: Use reverent praise and remembrance to steady the mind; treat moments of inner clarity as sacred and humbling, not ego-inflating.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic expanse

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.89.50-53 (Ruci’s response and Pitṛ-stotra context)

FAQs

What is the importance of stuti (praise) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents stuti as a catalyst for divine revelation: sincere praise leads to the sudden manifestation of tejas (spiritual radiance), indicating grace and presence.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it highlights that inner orientation—devotion and reverent remembrance—invokes higher spiritual power (tejas), which in Garuda Purana themes supports purification and upliftment of the jīva.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain a daily practice of prayer/recitation with attention and humility; the teaching is that sincere devotion transforms one’s inner state and invites clarity, strength, and protection.