Shloka 45

Śrāddha Vidhi: Kāla (Timing), Pātra (Recipient), and Karma (Procedure) for Pitṛ-tarpaṇa and Piṇḍa

Devanagari script

प्रयच्छति यथा राज्यं प्रीत्या नित्यं पितामहः

Transliteration

prayacchati yathā rājyaṃ prītyā nityaṃ pitāmahaḥ

Translation

Así como el Pitāmaha (el Abuelo primordial) otorga continuamente un reino con afecto,

Word by Word

• प्रयच्छति: gives, bestows
• प्रयच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः—प्र

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparator/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारार्थक (as, just as)

• राज्यम्: a kingdom, sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव (with affection)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: always)

• पितामहः: grandfather/forefather
• पितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra) [contextual attribution within the Garuḍa Purāṇa dialogue framework]

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pitṛs, pleased by rites, reciprocate with protective and prospering grace (anugraha) likened to granting sovereignty.

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence of visible and invisible orders (dṛṣṭa/adṛṣṭa) under karma; gratitude to lineage as dharmic continuity.

Application: Maintain ancestral remembrance and family duties; interpret ‘rājya’ as stable stewardship—responsibility, not mere power.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.99.42-44 (phala and blessings context)

Characters & Entities

• Pitāmaha

FAQs

What is the importance of Pitāmaha’s ‘bestowal of a kingdom’ in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse uses kingship as an analogy for how higher authority grants outcomes—through favor and approval—highlighting grace as a factor alongside merit.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuḍa Purāṇa context?

By analogy, it implies that favorable post-death outcomes are ‘granted’ through alignment with dharma and higher approval, a theme often used to frame karmic results and divine oversight.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate steady dharma and humility: like a kingdom granted by a pleased elder, lasting benefits arise from consistent right conduct and respectful devotion—not entitlement.