Shloka 60

Śrāddha as Trans-realm Nourishment; Pitṛ-Conveyance; Piṇḍa-born Body and the ātivāhika; Bhakti-based Release

Devanagari script

सर्वभूतान्तरात्मानं मामेव हि यजन्ति ते / स्मार्तेन विधिना श्राद्धं कृत्वा स्वविभवोचितम्

Transliteration

sarvabhūtāntarātmānaṃ māmeva hi yajanti te / smārtena vidhinā śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā svavibhavocitam

Translation

సర్వభూతాల అంతరాత్మగా ఉన్న నన్నే వారు నిజంగా ఆరాధిస్తారు; స్మృతి విధానమునుబట్టి తమ సామర్థ్యానుసారంగా శ్రాద్ధం చేయునప్పుడు.

Word by Word

• सर्वभूतान्तरात्मानम्: the inner Self of all beings
• सर्वभूतान्तरात्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-भूत-अन्तर-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां भूतानां अन्तरात्मा)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (reason/emphasis)

• यजन्ति: they worship
• यजन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्य), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्मार्तेन: according to Smṛti (smārta)
• स्मार्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मार्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘विधिना’

• विधिना: by the prescribed rule/rite
• विधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• स्वविभवोचितम्: appropriate to one’s own means
• स्वविभवोचितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व-विभव-उचित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य विभवस्य उचितम्) विशेषणम् ‘श्राद्धम्’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: As prescribed by Smṛti (tithi/occasion per śrāddha rules), performed according to one’s means

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śrāddha done per Smṛti and according to one’s means is worship of the Lord as the Inner Self of all beings.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin/Paramātman immanent in all (sarvabhūtāntarātman); karma (ritual) becomes bhakti when offered to the indwelling Lord.

Application: Perform śrāddha with sincerity and śāstric procedure, without ostentation; align intention as offering to Viṣṇu within all, and give within one’s capacity (svavibhava-ucitam).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: domestic-ritual-space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Pretakalpa/Śrāddha sections): identification of śrāddha as Viṣṇu-prītyartha; repeated emphasis on śrāddha according to Smṛti and capacity

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Sarvabhuta-antaratman (Inner Self)
• Shraddha

FAQs

What is the importance of śrāddha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames śrāddha not merely as an ancestral duty but as worship of Vishnu Himself, the Inner Self in all beings, when performed according to proper Smṛti procedure.

How does this verse connect ritual action with spiritual realization?

By identifying the recipient of correct śrāddha as the indwelling Lord (sarvabhūtāntarātmā), the text links outer ritual observance to inner theological truth—devotion to the Supreme present in all.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform śrāddha (or related remembrance/offerings) sincerely and correctly within your financial capacity, focusing on devotion and duty rather than display.