Shloka 71

Śrāddha as Trans-realm Nourishment; Pitṛ-Conveyance; Piṇḍa-born Body and the ātivāhika; Bhakti-based Release

Devanagari script

एवं संप्राप्यते पक्षिन् यद्दत्तमिह बान्धवैः / श्राद्धं कुर्वद्भिरन्नाम्वुशाकैस्तृप्तिर्हि जायते

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃprāpyate pakṣin yaddattamiha bāndhavaiḥ / śrāddhaṃ kurvadbhirannāmvuśākaistṛptirhi jāyate

Translation

ഓ പക്ഷീ (ഗരുഡാ)! ഇങ്ങനെ ഇവിടെ ബന്ധുക്കൾ നൽകുന്നതെല്ലാം പ്രേതനിലേക്കെത്തുന്നു; ശ്രാദ്ധകർമ്മത്തിൽ അന്നം, ജലം, ശാകാദി അർപ്പണങ്ങളാൽ അവന് തീർച്ചയായും തൃപ്തി ജനിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• संप्राप्यते: is obtained/reached
• संप्राप्यते: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• पक्षिन्: O bird
• पक्षिन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त (प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (given)

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• बान्धवैः: by relatives
• बान्धवैः: Kartṛ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• श्राद्धम्: Śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• कुर्वद्भिः: by those performing
• कुर्वद्भिः: Kartṛ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुर्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ (धातु) शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (doing/performing)

• अन्नाम्बुशाकैः: with food, water, and vegetables
• अन्नाम्बुशाकैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न-अम्बु-शाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (food, water, and vegetables)

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle, emphasis/indeed)

• जायते: arises/is produced
• जायते: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: Śrāddha performance time (tithi-based; implied)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Offerings made by relatives through śrāddha reach the departed; food and water offerings generate satisfaction (tṛpti).

Vedantic Theme: Subtle linkage of karma and saṃbandha (kinship duty) across death; ritual action as a means of welfare for beings in transition.

Application: Perform śrāddha with sincerity; include anna and udaka offerings; maintain remembrance and responsibility toward departed relatives.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana śrāddha chapters describing how piṇḍa/udaka reach the preta and pitṛs (theme-parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Pitris
• Preta

FAQs

What is the importance of śrāddha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that offerings made by relatives through śrāddha—especially food and water—reach the departed and generate tṛpti (appeasement/satisfaction), showing śrāddha’s direct role in supporting the preta.

How does this verse explain support to the soul after death?

It affirms a transfer principle: what the family offers in this world is ‘obtained’ by the departed, indicating that ritual giving (anna–ambu offerings) is an effective aid during the post-death condition described in the Preta Kanda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform śrāddha with sincerity and simple, sattvic offerings (food and water), and cultivate familial responsibility—supporting elders/ancestors through ethical living and respectful rites.