Shloka 70

Pitṛ-Stuti, Tarpaṇa, and the Ritual Power of Recitation in Śrāddha

Devanagari script

स्तोत्रेणानेन च नरो यो ऽस्मांस्तोष्यति भक्तितः / तस्य तुष्टा वयं भोगानात्मजं ध्यानमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

stotreṇānena ca naro yo 'smāṃstoṣyati bhaktitaḥ / tasya tuṣṭā vayaṃ bhogānātmajaṃ dhyānamuttamam

Translation

ഈ സ്തോത്രം ഭക്തിയോടെ ചൊല്ലി ഞങ്ങളെ സന്തോഷിപ്പിക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യനോട് ഞങ്ങൾ പ്രസന്നരായി ഭോഗങ്ങൾ, ഉത്തമ പുത്രൻ, പരമ ധ്യാനസാധന എന്നിവ അനുഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• स्तोत्रेण: by (this) hymn
• स्तोत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (3rd case)

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण (demonstrative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (3rd case); स्तोत्रेण इति विशेष्यस्य

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case); नरः इत्यस्य विशेषण/सम्बन्ध

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, बहुवचन, द्वितीया (2nd case)

• तोष्यति: pleases
• तोष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भक्तितः: out of devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘भक्तितः’ = भक्त्या/भक्त्या हेतोः (out of devotion)

• तस्य: for him, of him
• तस्य: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, षष्ठी (6th case)

• तुष्टाः: pleased
• तुष्टाः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा (1st case); वयम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, बहुवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया (2nd case)

• आत्मजम्: a son
• आत्मजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd case); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘आत्मनः जः’ (one's own son)

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd case)

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd case); ध्यानम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (addressing Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Stotra-bhakti pleases the invoked powers; their satisfaction yields both worldly boons and the higher gift of supreme meditation.

Vedantic Theme: Grace (anugraha) supports inner discipline; bhakti can mature into dhyāna leading toward liberation.

Application: Regularly recite the hymn with devotion; seek not only benefits but also cultivate meditation as the highest boon.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual/recitation space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: stotra-phala passages where devotion yields both bhoga and higher gati

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of stotra-phala (hymn benefits) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a phala-shruti, stating that devoted recitation that pleases the Lord yields both worldly well-being (bhoga, offspring) and higher spiritual attainment (uttama-dhyana).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana context?

It links devotion and praise (bhakti through stotra) with inner purification and the gift of “supreme meditation,” implying that spiritual discipline—not only ritual—supports liberation-oriented progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Chant the hymn with sincerity (bhakti), aiming not only for material outcomes but also cultivating steady meditation and ethical living aligned with dharma.