Shloka 14
Āśauca, Daśāha Piṇḍa-Rites, Vṛṣotsarga, Sāpiṇḍīkaraṇa, and the Yama-mārga
Path to Yama
अत्र स्नाहि पिबात्रेति मन्त्रेणानेन काश्यप / काष्ठत्रये गुणैर्बद्धे प्रीत्यै रात्रौ चतुष्पथे
atra snāhi pibātreti mantreṇānena kāśyapa / kāṣṭhatraye guṇairbaddhe prītyai rātrau catuṣpathe
“ที่นี่จงอาบ ที่นี่จงดื่ม”—ด้วยมนต์นี้ โอ กาศยปะ ให้กระทำการบูชาปลอบประโลมในยามค่ำ ณ สี่แยก เมื่อไม้สามท่อนถูกมัดด้วยเชือก.
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda; addressing Kāśyapa within the verse’s phrasing)
Afterlife Stage: Pretayoni
Beneficiary: Pitr
Timing: Night; performed at a four-way crossroads as a śānti/appeasement adjunct during transitional impurity/rites.
Concept: Mantra-guided appeasement rites at liminal spaces mitigate unseen disturbances and restore household order.
Vedantic Theme: Acknowledging subtle forces within prakṛti while maintaining sattvic discipline; ritual as harmonization rather than fear.
Application: If prescribed by tradition, perform bhūta-śānti offerings with correct mantra, time (night), place (crossroads), and materials (bound wood triad), under guidance.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: liminal public junction
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: bhūta-preta śānti and transitional rites around death/impurity (contextual parallel)
FAQs
This verse indicates a prescribed ritual location— the four-way crossing—used at night with a specific mantra to propitiate and satisfy subtle beings connected with preta-related rites.
It presents a practical ritual instruction: reciting “atra snāhi, piba atra” while arranging a bound set of wooden pieces, suggesting a structured method to offer symbolic bathing and drinking for appeasement during the preta phase.
It emphasizes disciplined, mantra-guided ritual action and the ethic of completing prescribed rites carefully—supporting responsibility toward ancestral and transitional after-death obligations.