Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

दिनेदिने ये प्रतिगृह्णतेर्ऽचां मासान्तपूज्या भुवि ये ऽष्टकासु / ये वत्सरान्ते ऽभ्युदये च पूज्याः प्रयान्तु ते मे पितरो ऽत्र तुष्टिम्

Transliteration

dinedine ye pratigṛhṇater'cāṃ māsāntapūjyā bhuvi ye 'ṣṭakāsu / ye vatsarānte 'bhyudaye ca pūjyāḥ prayāntu te me pitaro 'tra tuṣṭim

Translation

ขอให้เหล่าปิตฤผู้รับการบูชาทุกวัน ผู้เป็นที่บูชาในวันสิ้นเดือนบนโลก ผู้ได้รับการสักการะในพิธีอัษฏกา และผู้เป็นที่บูชาในวาระสิ้นปีและในโอกาสมงคลทั้งหลาย เสด็จมาที่นี่และทรงพอพระทัยเถิด

Word by Word

• dine: on a day
• dine: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘दिने’ = on a day

• dine: day by day
• dine: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (dine dine = day by day)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम

• pratigṛhṇate: accept
• pratigṛhṇate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (ग्रह्) with prati-
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘प्रतिगृह्णते’ = accept/receive

• arcām: the worship/oblation
• arcām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arcā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘अर्चा’ = worship/oblation/ritual offering

• māsa-anta-pūjyāḥ: to be worshipped at the end of the month
• māsa-anta-pūjyāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (māsasya antaḥ) + विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘मासान्तपूज्य’ = to be worshipped at month-end

• bhuvi: on earth
• bhuvi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘भुवि’ = on earth

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• aṣṭakāsu: during the aṣṭakā observances
• aṣṭakāsu: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; ‘अष्टका’ = aṣṭakā rites/days (ancestral observances)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• vatsara-ante: at the end of the year
• vatsara-ante: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsara (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vatsarasya antaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘वर्षान्ते’

• abhyudaye: on an auspicious occasion
• abhyudaye: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhyudaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘अभ्युदय’ = auspicious occasion/prosperity rite

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• pūjyāḥ: worthy of worship
• pūjyāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

• prayāntu: may they attain/go
• prayāntu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या) with pra-
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘प्रयान्तु’ = may they go/attain

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• me: for me
• me: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘मे’ = my/for me

• pitaraḥ: the ancestors
• pitaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘पितरः’ = ancestors/fathers

• atra: here
• atra: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• tuṣṭim: satisfaction
• tuṣṭim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘तुष्टि’ = satisfaction/contentment

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: daily; month-end; Aṣṭakā; year-end; auspicious occasions (abhyudaya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nitya-naimittika pitṛ-pūjā: regular and occasion-based rites sustain ancestral satisfaction and uphold pitṛ-ṛṇa.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma as discipline (niyama) that steadies mind and family lineage; gratitude as a sattvic orientation.

Application: Keep a rhythm of remembrance: daily tarpaṇa/namaskāra, monthly observances, Aṣṭakā rites, annual śrāddha; align offerings with auspicious family occasions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Geographic Context

Type: ritual observance across daily/monthly/annual rites

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana śrāddha chapters listing nitya/naimittika śrāddhas and Aṣṭakā observances (contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Pitris

FAQs

What is the importance of Pitṛ worship (Śrāddha/Tarpaṇa) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Pitṛ worship as time-bound duties—daily, monthly, during Aṣṭakā, and annually—performed so the ancestors “arrive” and become satisfied, indicating spiritual support and continuity of dharma.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

While not describing the preta’s path directly, it emphasizes that offerings and remembrance by descendants are ritually linked to the well-being and contentment of the departed lineage (Pitṛs), a recurring Garuda Purana theme in post-death rites.

What is a practical application of this teaching today?

Maintain regular ancestral remembrance—at minimum annual śrāddha (or a chosen remembrance day), periodic offerings/charity in their name, and disciplined gratitude toward forebears—so the practice becomes a lived ethic, not only a one-time ritual.