Shloka 73

Āśauca, Daśāha Piṇḍa-Rites, Vṛṣotsarga, Sāpiṇḍīkaraṇa, and the Yama-mārga

Path to Yama

Devanagari script

रूढिपक्षो ममाभीष्टो योगः कैश्चिदिहेष्यते / आद्ये द्वितीये दातव्यस्तथैवैकं पवित्रकम्

Transliteration

rūḍhipakṣo mamābhīṣṭo yogaḥ kaiścidiheṣyate / ādye dvitīye dātavyastathaivaikaṃ pavitrakam

Translation

El procedimiento tradicional es el que apruebo; ésta es la disciplina (yoga) que algunos aceptan aquí. En la primera y en la segunda observancia debe darse la ofrenda prescrita; asimismo, debe entregarse un anillo sagrado de hierba kuśa (pavitraka).

Word by Word

• रूढिपक्षः: the conventional view/side
• रूढिपक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूढि (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: रूढेः पक्षः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अभीष्टः: desired/preferred
• अभीष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-इष् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: कृतान्त (Past passive participle, क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘रूढिपक्षः’)

• योगः: the method/rite (yoga)
• योगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कैश्चित्: by some (people)
• कैश्चित्: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Locative setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• ईष्यते: is desired/approved
• ईष्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• आद्ये: in the first (case/occasion)
• आद्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण (ordinal)

• द्वितीये: in the second (case/occasion)
• द्वितीये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण

• दातव्यः: should be given
• दातव्यः: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्)
• Form: कृतान्त (Gerundive/obligatory, तव्यत्), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (to be given)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; संख्या-विशेषण

• पवित्रकम्: a purificatory item/‘pavitraka’
• पवित्रकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवित्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Shraddha Ritual

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: Within the initial observances of the śrāddha sequence (first and second steps as per prayoga).

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rūḍhi (established practice) is a valid guide in ritual; sanctification via pavitra (kuśa ring) supports purity and correctness of śrāddha acts.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa as purificatory discipline; outer order supports inner saṃskāra.

Application: Follow the standard local śrāddha prayoga; prepare and use a kuśa pavitra as prescribed; ensure offerings are made in the specified first/second observances.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.5.74-76: piṇḍa for preta, ekoddiṣṭa, sapiṇḍīkaraṇa sequence

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of the pavitraka (kuśa ring) in Garuda Purana rites?

This verse treats the pavitraka as an essential purifier to be given/used along with the prescribed offerings, emphasizing ritual purity and correct procedure in post-death observances.

How does this verse guide correct performance of death-related rituals?

It prioritizes the established (rūḍhi) method and instructs that offerings be made in the first and second prescribed steps, with the additional requirement of a pavitraka, indicating standardized, rule-bound performance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow an authorized, traditional procedure for śrāddha/pinda-related rites and ensure required ritual items (like the kuśa pavitra) are properly included rather than improvising.