Shloka 80

Dharma–Adharma Marks; Daśāha, Piṇḍa Formation, Śrāddha Calendar, Śayyā-dāna, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa Rules

Devanagari script

ततोर्ऽघः सम्प्रदातव्यः पञ्चरत्नफलाक्षतैः

Transliteration

tator'ghaḥ sampradātavyaḥ pañcaratnaphalākṣataiḥ

Translation

അതിനു ശേഷം പഞ്ചരത്നങ്ങൾ, ഫലങ്ങൾ, അക്ഷതം (അഖണ്ഡ അരി) എന്നിവയോടെ അർഘ്യം വിധിപൂർവ്വം അർപ്പിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘thereafter/then’

• अर्घः: the arghya offering
• अर्घः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/विषय), एकवचन; अर्घः = अर्घ्य-जलादि पूजोपहारः

• सम्प्रदातव्यः: should be offered
• सम्प्रदातव्यः: Vidhi (विधि/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Gerundive); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be given/should be offered’

• पञ्चरत्नफलाक्षतैः: with five gems, fruits, and unbroken rice-grains
• पञ्चरत्नफलाक्षतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + रत्न + फल + अक्षत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वभावः—‘पञ्चरत्नैः, फलैः, अक्षतैः’ इत्यर्थः

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Ekoddishta

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: After preceding worship steps; part of the ekādaśāha-related rite sequence (contextual).

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual correctness (vidhi) and auspicious materials elevate an offering; purity and completeness are dharmic virtues in śrāddha/dāna rites.

Vedantic Theme: External ritual as a support for inner saṃskāra; sattva through śauca and saṃskṛta-kriyā.

Application: Offer arghya with clean water and auspicious adjuncts (pañcaratna, phala, akṣata) with steady attention and respect.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.34 (arghya and dāna-krama context)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of offering arghya in Garuda Purana funeral rites?

This verse instructs that arghya is a mandatory, respectful offering performed in sequence during rites for the departed, marking reverence and ritual completeness.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

In the Preta Kanda context, correctly performed offerings support the prescribed post-death rites that aid the departed’s transitional state (preta condition) and maintain dharmic order.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing śrāddha/antyeṣṭi-related observances, follow the traditional sequence and use clean, auspicious items (akṣata, fruits, and prescribed offerings) with sincerity and discipline.