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Shloka 23

Āśauca and Udaka-kriyā: Post-Cremation Conduct, Eligibility, and Purifiers

Devanagari script

फलसोमक्षौमवीरुद्दधि क्षीरं घृतं जलम् / तिलोदनरसक्षारमधु लाक्षा शृतं हविः

Transliteration

phalasomakṣaumavīruddadhi kṣīraṃ ghṛtaṃ jalam / tilodanarasakṣāramadhu lākṣā śṛtaṃ haviḥ

Translation

果実、ソーマ（soma）、亜麻布（kṣauma）、野菜と薬草、凝乳（dadhi）、乳、ギー（ghṛta）と水。さらに、胡麻飯、諸々の汁（rasa）、アルカリ製剤（kṣāra）、蜂蜜、ラック（lac）、そして煮調えた供物（havis）—これらが定められた供献である。

Word by Word
फलfruit
फल:
Karma (Item/object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootफल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सूचीकरणे (as item)
सोमsoma
सोम:
Karma (Item/object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन
क्षौमlinen
क्षौम:
Karma (Item/object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षौम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘linen’
वीरुत्creeper/plant
वीरुत्:
Karma (Item/object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवीरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘creeper/plant’
दधिcurd
दधि:
Karma (Item/object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदधि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन
क्षीरम्milk
क्षीरम्:
Karma (Item/object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन
घृतम्ghee
घृतम्:
Karma (Item/object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन
जलम्water
जलम्:
Karma (Item/object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन
तिलsesame
तिल:
Karma (Item/object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतिल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन
ओदनcooked rice
ओदन:
Karma (Item/object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootओदन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘cooked rice’
रसjuice/essence
रस:
Karma (Item/object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootरस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन
क्षारalkali
क्षार:
Karma (Item/object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘alkali’
मधुhoney
मधु:
Karma (Item/object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन
लाक्षाlac
लाक्षा:
Karma (Item/object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootलाक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘lac’
शृतम्boiled/cooked
शृतम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रु/शृ (धातु) → शृत (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘boiled/cooked’
हविःoblation
हविः:
Karma (Item/object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘oblation’
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Lists prescribed offering substances (dravyas) suitable for ritual use—foods, dairy, water, honey, lac, and cooked oblations.

Vedantic Theme: Sattvic regulation of ritual materials as support for purity of mind and intention in worship.

Application: For homa/offerings, select traditionally sanctioned, clean, and properly prepared substances; maintain purity of sourcing and preparation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual enclosure

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.106 (ritual materials context)

FAQs

This verse enumerates accepted śrāddha/ritual offering substances, emphasizing that specific, sattvic items are traditionally used to support pitṛ-kārya and ensure the rite is performed according to dharma.

In Garuda Purana’s post-death framework, properly performed rites (including correct offerings) are presented as supportive acts for the departed and the ancestral line, aligning the family’s duty with the broader afterlife narrative taught to Garuda.

When performing śrāddha or memorial rites, choose traditionally approved offerings (milk, ghee, water, sesame-rice, etc.) and focus on purity and intent, keeping the ritual simple, sincere, and dharma-aligned.

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