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Shloka 36

Sapindīkaraṇa: Timing, Eligibility, Gotra Rules, and Yearlong Śrāddha

with Vṛṣotsarga and Ghaṭa-dāna

Devanagari script

पिण्डान्ते तस्य सकला वर्षवृत्तिः स्वशक्तितः / दिव्यदेहो विमानस्थः सुखं याति यमालयम्

Transliteration

piṇḍānte tasya sakalā varṣavṛttiḥ svaśaktitaḥ / divyadeho vimānasthaḥ sukhaṃ yāti yamālayam

Translation

เมื่อการถวายปิณฑะสิ้นสุดลง ผู้ล่วงลับย่อมได้เสบียงและความเกื้อหนุนครบถ้วนตลอดหนึ่งปีด้วยกำลังแห่งกรรมของตน ครั้นได้กายทิพย์และประทับบนวิมานแล้ว ย่อมไปยังยมาลัยด้วยความผาสุก

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पिण्डान्तेat the end of the piṇḍa (rites)
पिण्डान्ते:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootपिण्ड + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Masculine, Locative, Singular
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive, Singular
सकलाentire/complete
सकला:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसकल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with वृत्तिः
वर्षवृत्तिःthe annual observance/rite
वर्षवृत्तिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष + वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular
स्वशक्तितःaccording to one’s capacity
स्वशक्तितः:
Avyaya (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्व + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb): 'according to one's ability'
दिव्यदेहःone with a divine body
दिव्यदेहः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्य + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular
विमानस्थःseated in a celestial car
विमानस्थः:
Karta (Subject complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootविमान + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with (implicit) सः
सुखम्happily
सुखम्:
Avyaya (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय-प्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषण (happily/with ease)
यातिgoes
याति:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
Formलट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada
यमालयम्to Yama’s abode
यमालयम्:
Gati-Karma (Destination/गति-कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयम + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Ekoddishta

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: At the completion of piṇḍa offerings within the first-year preta rites (contextual).

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Piṇḍa-dāna generates tangible post-mortem support: provision for the year and an empowered mode of travel (divya-deha, vimāna) toward Yama’s domain.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala operates across embodied states; subtle-body continuity and the efficacy of prescribed rites within saṃsāra’s moral order.

Application: Complete piṇḍa offerings with faith and correctness; understand rites as supportive acts for the departed’s transitional journey (especially in the first-year period).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial court/abode

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa narratives on preta’s journey, yamadūtas, and the supportive role of śrāddha/piṇḍa-dāna

Characters & Entities
Y
Yama

FAQs

This verse states that completing the piṇḍa offerings generates a tangible post-death benefit—yearly sustenance for the departed—and supports a smoother passage to Yama’s realm.

It presents the journey as eased by ritual merit: the departed attains a refined (divine) embodiment and travels comfortably—symbolized by a vimāna—toward Yamaloka rather than wandering in distress.

Perform śrāddha and piṇḍa-dāna with sincerity and correctness, and live ethically so that one’s family rites and one’s own merit together support a peaceful transition after death.

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