Shloka 56

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

Devanagari script

नमो गणेभ्यः सप्तभ्यस्तथा लोकेषु सप्तसु / स्वायम्भुवे नमस्यामि ब्रह्मणे योगचक्षुषे

Transliteration

namo gaṇebhyaḥ saptabhyastathā lokeṣu saptasu / svāyambhuve namasyāmi brahmaṇe yogacakṣuṣe

Translation

นอบน้อมแด่คณะคณะทั้งเจ็ด และแด่โลกทั้งเจ็ดด้วย ข้าพเจ้ากราบไหว้พระพรหมผู้บังเกิดด้วยตนเอง ผู้เห็นด้วยดวงตาแห่งโยคะ

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (interjection: salutation), प्रायः चतुर्थी-सम्बन्धेन प्रयुज्यते

• गणेभ्यः: to the groups/hosts
• गणेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थीविभक्ति (4th/Dative), बहुवचन

• सप्तभ्यः: to the seven
• सप्तभ्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्याशब्द, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, चतुर्थीविभक्ति (4th/Dative), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (गणानाम्)

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

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमीविभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• सप्तसु: in the seven
• सप्तसु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्याशब्द, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमीविभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (लोकेषु)

• स्वायम्भुवे: to Svāyambhuva
• स्वायम्भुवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वायम्भुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थीविभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

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

• ब्रह्मणे: to Brahman/Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थीविभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• योगचक्षुषे: to (him) of yogic vision
• योगचक्षुषे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (योगेन चक्षुः/योगचक्षुः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थीविभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial/ritual voice within the Garuḍa Purāṇa’s discourse (commonly framed in the Viṣṇu–Garuḍa dialogue context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Reality is layered (lokas) and governed by ordered hosts (gaṇas); higher seeing arises through yoga-cakṣuḥ (inner vision).

Vedantic Theme: From multiplicity to the seer: cultivating sāttvika insight that perceives underlying order; knowledge supported by disciplined contemplation.

Application: Use contemplative practice (dhyāna, prāṇāyāma, svādhyāya) to develop ‘inner sight’ before judging or acting; reflect on one’s place within larger systems.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic tiers

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.89.54-55 (preceding cosmic salutations); Garuda Purana 1.89.57-58 (Pitṛ and Agni-Soma metaphysics)

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇas (seven hosts)
• Sapta-lokas (seven worlds)
• Brahmā (Svāyambhuva)

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking the seven Gaṇas and seven worlds in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

It functions as a cosmological salutation—honoring the divine hosts and the full structure of the universe—so the teaching/rite proceeds with completeness and auspicious alignment.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuḍa Purāṇa terms?

By invoking the sapta-lokas and Brahmā’s yogic vision, it situates the discussion within the multi-world framework through which souls are described as moving according to karma, guided by higher cosmic order.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Begin study, recitation, or ritual with a brief invocation that cultivates reverence, a sense of cosmic perspective, and mindful intention—key supports for dharmic living.