Shloka 45

Śrāddha Vidhi: Kāla (Timing), Pātra (Recipient), and Karma (Procedure) for Pitṛ-tarpaṇa and Piṇḍa

Devanagari script

प्रयच्छति यथा राज्यं प्रीत्या नित्यं पितामहः

Transliteration

prayacchati yathā rājyaṃ prītyā nityaṃ pitāmahaḥ

Translation

പിതാമഹൻ സ്നേഹത്തോടെ നിത്യവും രാജ്യം നൽകുന്നതുപോലെ, അതുപോലെ തന്നെ।

Word by Word

• प्रयच्छति: gives, bestows
• प्रयच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः—प्र

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparator/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारार्थक (as, just as)

• राज्यम्: a kingdom, sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव (with affection)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: always)

• पितामहः: grandfather/forefather
• पितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra) [contextual attribution within the Garuḍa Purāṇa dialogue framework]

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pitṛs, pleased by rites, reciprocate with protective and prospering grace (anugraha) likened to granting sovereignty.

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence of visible and invisible orders (dṛṣṭa/adṛṣṭa) under karma; gratitude to lineage as dharmic continuity.

Application: Maintain ancestral remembrance and family duties; interpret ‘rājya’ as stable stewardship—responsibility, not mere power.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.99.42-44 (phala and blessings context)

Characters & Entities

• Pitāmaha

FAQs

What is the importance of Pitāmaha’s ‘bestowal of a kingdom’ in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse uses kingship as an analogy for how higher authority grants outcomes—through favor and approval—highlighting grace as a factor alongside merit.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuḍa Purāṇa context?

By analogy, it implies that favorable post-death outcomes are ‘granted’ through alignment with dharma and higher approval, a theme often used to frame karmic results and divine oversight.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate steady dharma and humility: like a kingdom granted by a pleased elder, lasting benefits arise from consistent right conduct and respectful devotion—not entitlement.