Shloka 40
Pitṛ-Stuti, Tarpaṇa, and the Ritual Power of Recitation in Śrāddha
अग्निष्वात्ता बर्हिषद आज्यपाः सोमपास्तथा / व्रजन्तु तृप्तिं श्राद्धे ऽस्मिन्पितरस्तर्पिता मया
agniṣvāttā barhiṣada ājyapāḥ somapāstathā / vrajantu tṛptiṃ śrāddhe 'sminpitarastarpitā mayā
Que les Pitṛs Agniṣvātta et Barhiṣad, ainsi que les Pitṛs Ājyapā et Somapā—rassasiés par moi au moyen de ce śrāddha—parviennent à la pleine contentement.
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within the śrāddha context)
Ritual Type: Parvana
Beneficiary: Pitr
Timing: Core śrāddha tarpaṇa/āhuti segment invoking specific Pitṛ classes.
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.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: ritual space
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Śrāddha-kalpa passages enumerating Pitṛ-gaṇas and their satisfaction through offerings (general parallel)
FAQs
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.
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.
Perform śrāddha/tarpaṇa with sincerity and correct intention—seeing it as gratitude and duty to ancestors—rather than as a mere formality.