Shloka 58

Pitṛ-Stuti, Tarpaṇa, and the Ritual Power of Recitation in Śrāddha

Devanagari script

अग्निरूपांस्तथैवान्यान्नमस्यामि पितॄनहम् / अग्निसोममयं विश्वं यत एतदशेषतः

Transliteration

agnirūpāṃstathaivānyānnamasyāmi pitṝnaham / agnisomamayaṃ viśvaṃ yata etadaśeṣataḥ

Translation

నేను అగ్నిరూపమైన పితృదేవతలకు, అలాగే ఇతర పితృలకు కూడా నమస్కరిస్తున్నాను. ఎందుకంటే ఈ సమస్త విశ్వం అవశేషం లేకుండా అగ్ని–సోమమయమే.

Word by Word

• अग्निरूपान्: fire-formed
• अग्निरूपान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (अग्निरूपाः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (पितॄन्)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थ (also/likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अन्यान्: other
• अन्यान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (पितॄन्)

• नमस्यामि: I bow / I salute
• नमस्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पितॄन्: the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• पितॄन्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अग्निसोममयम्: consisting of Agni and Soma
• अग्निसोममयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (अग्निसोमयोः मयम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (विश्वम्)

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यतः: because/from which
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (causal/relative adverb: from which/because)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अत्र द्वितीया (विश्वम् इत्यस्य विशेष्य-सम्बन्धेन)

• अशेषतः: entirely
• अशेषतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/परिमाणार्थ (adverb: entirely/without remainder)

Speaker

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

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Svarga

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: Śrāddha context implied; offerings through Agni and Soma principles

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All phenomena are constituted by complementary principles: Agni (tejas/transformative fire) and Soma (āpas/nectar-nourishment).

Vedantic Theme: Unity-in-duality: apparent multiplicity reduced to fundamental tattvas; supports contemplative assimilation (nididhyāsana) and ritual symbolism leading to insight.

Application: Balance ‘Agni’ (discipline, clarity, transformative effort) with ‘Soma’ (rest, nourishment, compassion); in ritual or daily life, honor both heat/energy and cooling sustenance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic-ritual axis (fire altar and lunar sphere)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.89.54-57 (cosmic salutations; Pitṛ-Soma link)

Characters & Entities

• Pitris
• Agni
• Soma

FAQs

What is the importance of Pitṛ worship (Pitṛ-namaskāra) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Pitṛs as worthy of reverence in ritual because they are connected with Agni—the carrier of offerings—making ancestral rites (like tarpaṇa and śrāddha) spiritually effective.

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

By linking Pitṛs with Agni and Soma, the verse points to the ritual-cosmic mechanism through which offerings and merit support the departed—Agni conveys the rite, while Soma signifies nourishment and continuity across worlds.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform ancestral remembrance and śrāddha/tarpaṇa with sincerity, recognizing that gratitude to forebears and disciplined ritual living are part of dharma and social-spiritual continuity.