Shloka 6

Devanagari script

पितॄतर्पणे पितॄणां तृप्तिर्बहुवार्षिकी भवति / शाम्यन्त्यद्भुतान्यपि सर्पाण्डजाखुवृश्चिकविषाणि / सलिलाग्निवैरितस्करभयानि भीमानि नश्यन्ति

Transliteration

pitṝtarpaṇe pitṝṇāṃ tṛptirbahuvārṣikī bhavati / śāmyantyadbhutānyapi sarpāṇḍajākhuvṛścikaviṣāṇi / salilāgnivairitaskarabhayāni bhīmāni naśyanti

Translation

เมื่อประกอบพิธีตัรปณะ (tarpaṇa) แด่ปิตฤ ผู้เป็นบรรพชนย่อมอิ่มเอิบยาวนานหลายปี แม้เคราะห์ร้ายอันประหลาด เช่น พิษงู สัตว์เกิดจากไข่ หนู และแมงป่อง ก็สงบลง และความหวาดกลัวอันน่ากลัวต่อ น้ำ ไฟ ศัตรู และโจร ย่อมดับสูญไป۔

Word by Word

• पितृ-तर्पणे: in the offering/satiation to the ancestors
• पितृ-तर्पणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक; √तृप् धातु से)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—पितॄणां तर्पणम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• बहु-वार्षिकी: lasting many years
• बहु-वार्षिकी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + वार्षिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारयः—बहु-वार्षिकी = अनेक-वर्ष-पर्यन्ता

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शाम्यन्ति: subside/are pacified
• शाम्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अद्भुतानि: wonders/portents
• अद्भुतानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; (अर्थतः ‘अद्भुत-उत्पाताः’ इति)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• सर्प-अण्डज-आखु-वृश्चिक-विषाणि: poisons of snakes, egg-born creatures, mice, and scorpions
• सर्प-अण्डज-आखु-वृश्चिक-विषाणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प (प्रातिपदिक) + अण्डज (प्रातिपदिक) + आखु (प्रातिपदिक) + वृश्चिक (प्रातिपदिक) + विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व-समाहारः (विषाणि = विषाणि/विषाणि इति पाठानुसारं ‘विषाणि’ नपुंसक बहुवचन)

• सलिल-अग्नि-वैरि-तस्कर-भयानि: fears from water, fire, enemies, and thieves
• सलिल-अग्नि-वैरि-तस्कर-भयानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सलिल (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + वैरि (प्रातिपदिक) + तस्कर (प्रातिपदिक) + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व-समाहारः

• भीमानि: terrible
• भीमानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• नश्यन्ति: perish/disappear
• नश्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Svarga

Shraddha Ritual

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: Regular pitṛ-kārya occasions (e.g., amāvāsyā, pitṛ-pakṣa, annual tithi) implied; verse emphasizes multi-year effect.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pitṛ-tarpaṇa yields long-lasting pitṛ-tṛpti and removes diverse upadravas (poisons, calamities, fears).

Vedantic Theme: Ṛṇa-traya (debt to ancestors) and dharmic reciprocity; unseen merit (adṛṣṭa) manifesting as protection and well-being.

Application: Perform regular tarpaṇa with purity, correct mantras and intention; integrate with ethical living and gratitude toward lineage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual site (home/riverbank)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa/Śrāddha sections broadly (pitṛ-tarpaṇa, śrāddha-phala); Garuda Purana 1.76.3-4 (protective upāyas)

Characters & Entities

• Pitris

FAQs

What is the importance of Pitṛtarpaṇa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that tarpaṇa brings long-lasting satisfaction to the Pitṛs and also pacifies dangers and fears affecting the living, indicating both ancestral welfare and protective fruit.

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

Indirectly, it emphasizes Pitṛkārya (ancestor rites) as supportive duties connected with post-death well-being; satisfying the Pitṛs is treated as a crucial ritual link between descendants and the departed/ancestral realm.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform tarpaṇa/Śrāddha with sincerity (as per one’s tradition) and cultivate gratitude to ancestors; the teaching frames such observances as dharmic acts believed to reduce obstacles and promote family well-being.