Shloka 28

Vāstu-pūjā, Vāstu-maṇḍala Deities, Site Computations, and Doorway/Tree Prescriptions

Devanagari script

शेषमंशं विजानीयाद्देवलस्य मतं यथा / अष्टाभिर्गुणितं पिण्डं षष्टिभिर्भागाहरितम्

Transliteration

śeṣamaṃśaṃ vijānīyāddevalasya mataṃ yathā / aṣṭābhirguṇitaṃ piṇḍaṃ ṣaṣṭibhirbhāgāharitam

Translation

ദേവലന്റെ അഭിപ്രായപ്രകാരം ശേഷാംശം അറിയണം. പിണ്ഡത്തെ എട്ടിരട്ടി ആക്കി അറുപത് ഭാഗങ്ങളായി വിഭജിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• शेषम्: remainder
• शेषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अंशम्: portion
• अंशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विजानीयात्: should know/ascertain
• विजानीयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• देवलस्य: of Devala
• देवलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• मतम्: opinion/doctrine
• मतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from मन्/मन्-धातु ‘to think’ or √मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यथा: as/according to
• यथा: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as/according to)

• अष्टाभिः: by eight
• अष्टाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental numeral)

• गुणितम्: multiplied
• गुणितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुणित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from गुण्/गुणय् causative of √गुण्/√गुण्?; standard: √गुण्/गुणय् ‘to multiply’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• पिण्डम्: lump/aggregate (computed mass/value)
• पिण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• षष्टिभिः: by sixty
• षष्टिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्टि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (संख्या), तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental numeral)

• भागाहरितम्: divided into shares/parts
• भागाहरितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाग + आ + हारित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘भागैः आहृतम्/विभक्तम्’ (divided/apportioned into parts)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Shraddha Ritual

Beneficiary: Pitr

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śāstra-pramāṇa (reliance on authoritative tradition) in ritual proportioning; correct measure safeguards rite.

Vedantic Theme: Śraddhā in śāstra and guru-vākya as a means to align action with cosmic order.

Application: Compute the relevant remainder/portion per Devala’s method: multiply the piṇḍa measure by eight, then divide into sixty parts to obtain the intended fraction.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.46 (adjacent rules on remainders, portions, and ritual measures)

Characters & Entities

• Devala

FAQs

What is the importance of piṇḍa calculation in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes that piṇḍa-dāna is not merely symbolic; it is performed with specific proportional rules (here, multiplying by eight and dividing into sixty shares) as preserved in traditional authorities like Sage Devala.

How does this verse connect to the soul’s journey after death?

In the Preta-kāṇḍa context, correctly performed offerings support the departed in the post-death transition; the verse highlights precise ritual apportionment as part of that supportive framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If performing śrāddha or piṇḍa-dāna, follow a qualified priest/traditional manual for accurate procedure; the broader takeaway is to approach ancestral rites with care, discipline, and fidelity to established guidance.