Shloka 41

Snāna-Śauca Krama: Varuṇa–Āpaḥ Mantras, Aghamarṣaṇa, Sūrya-Upasthāna, and Sarva-Tarpaṇa

Devanagari script

आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं जगत्तृप्यत्विदं ब्रुवन् / क्षिपेदपो ऽञ्जलींस्त्रींश्च कुर्वन्काङ्क्षेत तर्पणम्

Transliteration

ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ jagattṛpyatvidaṃ bruvan / kṣipedapo 'ñjalīṃstrīṃśca kurvankāṅkṣeta tarpaṇam

Translation

आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं जगत्तृप्यत्विदं ब्रुवन्। क्षिपेदपोऽञ्जलींस्त्रींश्च कुर्वन्काङ्क्षेत तर्पणम्॥

Word by Word

• आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तम्: up to Brahmā down to a blade of grass
• आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक) = आ + ब्रह्म + स्तम्ब + पर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय-रूपेण (adverbial), ‘up to Brahmā and a blade of grass’

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तृप्यतु: may it be satisfied
• तृप्यतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (तृप्यतु)

• इदम्: this (utterance/act)
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ब्रुवन्: saying, uttering
• ब्रुवन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि

• क्षिपेत्: should cast/throw
• क्षिपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अपः: waters
• अपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (बहुवचन-प्रयोग), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अञ्जलीन्: handfuls (añjali offerings)
• अञ्जलीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• त्रीन्: three
• त्रीन्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (अञ्जलीन्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कुर्वन्: doing, performing
• कुर्वन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि

• काङ्क्षेत: should desire/seek
• काङ्क्षेत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: काङ्क्ष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तर्पणम्: the tarpaṇa rite (libation)
• तर्पणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: During tarpaṇa with a universal saṅkalpa; the ‘thirty añjalis’ indicates a prescribed measure within the rite.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Universal welfare (sarva-tṛpti) is ritually affirmed; disciplined action embodies the intention to satisfy all beings.

Vedantic Theme: Sarva-bhūta-hita and the vision of one interconnected order; ritual as a means to expand identity beyond ego to cosmic belonging.

Application: Pair intention with action: recite a universal well-wishing formula and perform a measured offering; translate this into daily acts of generosity and ecological care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.214.38-40 (preceding recipients of tarpaṇa); Garuda Purana 1.215.1 (tarpaṇa described as deva-pitṛ-tṛpti-dam)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Jagat (all beings)

FAQs

What is the importance of universal tarpana (“from Brahmā to grass”) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames tarpana as an all-inclusive act of satisfaction: the offering is not limited to a single recipient but is consciously extended to the entire range of beings, expressing dharmic completeness in the rite.

How does this verse explain the role of water-offerings (tarpana) in Garuda Purana rites?

It gives a concrete ritual instruction: recite the satisfaction-formula and offer water as añjalis—specifically thirty—showing that tarpana is both a mantra-based intention and a measured physical offering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Whether performing formal śrāddha/tarpana or a simplified remembrance, keep the intention broad—wishing well-being for all beings—while making offerings mindfully and with disciplined regularity.