Shloka 10

Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa-Śrāddha Vidhi

One-Year Concluding Rite

Devanagari script

सपिण्डीकरणश्राद्धं व्यासप्रोक्तं मया तव / श्राद्धं विष्णुः श्राद्धकर्ता फलं श्राद्धादिकं हरिः

Transliteration

sapiṇḍīkaraṇaśrāddhaṃ vyāsaproktaṃ mayā tava / śrāddhaṃ viṣṇuḥ śrāddhakartā phalaṃ śrāddhādikaṃ hariḥ

Translation

Aku telah mengajarkan kepadamu sapiṇḍīkaraṇa śrāddha sebagaimana dinyatakan oleh Vyāsa. Sesungguhnya, śrāddha itu adalah Viṣṇu; pelaksana śrāddha itu pun Viṣṇu; dan Hari semata-mata ialah buah (pahala) śrāddha serta segala upacara yang berkaitan.

Word by Word

• सपिण्डीकरण-श्राद्धम्: the sapiṇḍīkaraṇa śrāddha
• सपिण्डीकरण-श्राद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपिण्डीकरण (प्रातिपदिक) + श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (śrāddha of sapiṇḍīkaraṇa)

• व्यास-प्रोक्तम्: taught/spoken by Vyāsa
• व्यास-प्रोक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रोक्त (वच् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (spoken by Vyāsa)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तव: for you/your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• श्राद्धम्: the śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्राद्ध-कर्ता: the performer of śrāddha
• श्राद्ध-कर्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः

• फलम्: the fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्राद्ध-आदिकम्: śrāddha and related (acts)
• श्राद्ध-आदिकम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (śrāddha and the like)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Sapindana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: Doctrinal summation after teaching sapiṇḍīkaraṇa procedure; frames the rite’s meaning and fruit.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu is the rite, the doer, and the fruit—reframing śrāddha as Hari-arpaṇa and Hari-prasāda.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sarvātmakatva (the Lord as the inner reality of action and result); karma offered to Viṣṇu becomes purifying and supportive of mokṣa (karma-yoga/bhakti synthesis).

Application: Perform śrāddha with Viṣṇu-bhāva: dedicate the act to Hari, see the officiant/recipient as Viṣṇu’s form, and accept the outcome as Hari’s grace rather than mere transactional merit.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: scriptural-teaching-setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Transition from śrāddha-vidhi to theological framing in the same section; links to later Garuda Purana bhakti/mokṣa teachings (general)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari
• Vyasa

FAQs

What is the importance of sapiṇḍīkaraṇa śrāddha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames sapiṇḍīkaraṇa as an authoritative rite (as taught by Vyāsa) that ritually integrates the departed into the ancestral continuum, while emphasizing that its ultimate sanctity and efficacy rest in Viṣṇu.

Who is the real recipient and giver of the results of śrāddha according to this verse?

The verse explicitly identifies Viṣṇu/Hari as the śrāddha itself, the performer, and the fruit—teaching that the rite’s outcome is ultimately granted by Hari, beyond the external mechanics of the ritual.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform śrāddha and related rites with devotion and ethical integrity, remembering that sincerity, dharma, and Viṣṇu-centered intention are presented here as the core of the rite’s spiritual effectiveness.