Shloka 30

Upanayana Timing, Brahmacarya Rules, Ācamana & Sandhyā Observance

Devanagari script

ते तृप्तास्तर्पयन्त्येनं सर्वकामफलैः शुभैः / यंयं क्रतुमधीतेसौ तस्यस्याप्नुयात्फलम्

Transliteration

te tṛptāstarpayantyenaṃ sarvakāmaphalaiḥ śubhaiḥ / yaṃyaṃ kratumadhītesau tasyasyāpnuyātphalam

Translation

Когда питры (предки) удовлетворены, они в ответ удовлетворяют его благими, благоприятными плодами, исполняющими все желания. Какой бы жертвенный обряд (крату) он ни изучал или ни произносил, он обретает плод, соответствующий этому ритуалу.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• तृप्ताः: satisfied
• तृप्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप्त (कृदन्त; √तृप् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकाले (past passive participle)

• तर्पयन्ति: they satisfy / gratify
• तर्पयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वकामफलैः: with fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + काम + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां कामानां फलानि)

• शुभैः: auspicious
• शुभैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying सर्वकामफलैः)

• यम्: which
• यम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• यम्: whichever
• यम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (distributive: whichever)

• क्रतुम्: rite / sacrifice
• क्रतुम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अधीते: he studies / recites
• अधीते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अधि-इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अस्य: of this / thereof
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आप्नुयात्: may obtain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: Amāvāsyā/Parva days; also as part of pañca-mahāyajña pitṛ-yajña (contextual).

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pitṛ-tarpaṇa and śraddhā generate reciprocal grace; the fruit corresponds precisely to the rite studied/recited (yathā-kratu-phala).

Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala-niyati (lawful correspondence of action and result) operating within dharma; unseen merit mediated by Pitṛs.

Application: Perform śrāddha/tarpaṇa with sincerity; maintain svādhyāya of Vedic rites with correct intention, trusting proportional fruition.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa/Śrāddha sections on tarpaṇa and pitṛ-tṛpti (general parallel); Ācāra-kāṇḍa discussions of svādhyāya and yajña-phala (general parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Pitris

FAQs

What is the importance of Pitri-tarpana (ancestor satisfaction) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse says that when the Pitris become satisfied, they reciprocate by granting auspicious desire-fulfilling results to the performer, indicating Shraddha/tarpana as a key support for welfare and merit.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

In the Preta-kanda context, pleasing the Pitris through prescribed rites is presented as a sustaining spiritual aid: their satisfaction becomes a source of protection and beneficial outcomes for the living and supports dharmic continuity tied to post-death rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform Shraddha/tarpana with sincerity and correct intention, and live in a way that honors lineage and dharma—seeing ritual study/recitation and ethical conduct as producing corresponding spiritual results.