Shloka 63

Āśauca, Daśāha Piṇḍa-Rites, Vṛṣotsarga, Sāpiṇḍīkaraṇa, and the Yama-mārga

Path to Yama

Devanagari script

प्रत्यब्दञ्च युगपत्तु समापयेत्

Transliteration

pratyabdañca yugapattu samāpayet

Translation

പ്രത്യബ്ദ (വാർഷിക) കർമവും ഒരുമിച്ച് തന്നെ പൂർത്തിയാക്കണം; വൈകാതെ ശീഘ്രം സമാപിപ്പിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• प्रति-अब्दम्: annually
• प्रति-अब्दम्: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय) + अब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः — ‘each year/annually’

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• युगपत्: simultaneously
• युगपत्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: युगपत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (simultaneously)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थक निपात (indeed)

• समापयेत्: should complete/perform
• समापयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √आप् (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच् — ‘should cause to complete/should perform to completion’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: Pratyabda (annual) observance; to be finished promptly/without procrastination.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Timely completion (kāla-niyama) is integral to śrāddha efficacy; delay undermines ritual integrity.

Vedantic Theme: Karma performed with niyama (time-rule) and saṅkalpa supports social-cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) and steadies the mind toward śānti.

Application: Do not postpone the annual śrāddha; complete it in one continuous, properly concluded performance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: household śrāddha space / ritual pavilion

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.5: pratyabda śrāddha sequencing and completion rules; Garuda Purana: repeated stress on kāla (proper time) for śrāddha and piṇḍa

Characters & Entities

• Pitris
• Pretas

FAQs

What is the importance of annual Śrāddha (pratyabda) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes that the yearly Śrāddha is a continuing duty toward the Pitṛs and should be duly completed as part of post-death observances.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s post-death journey described in the Preta Kanda?

By urging timely completion of the annual rite, the text ties ritual continuity to the well-being and proper transition of the departed (preta) and the satisfaction of the Pitṛs.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform annual ancestor rites regularly and on time—avoid procrastination in family dharma and remembrance practices.