Shloka 42

Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method

Devanagari script

अयने विषुवे चैव राकामायां तथैव च । तर्पयित्वा पितृव्यूहं स्वर्गलोके महीयते

Transliteration

ayane viṣuve caiva rākāmāyāṃ tathaiva ca | tarpayitvā pitṛvyūhaṃ svargaloke mahīyate

Translation

ฉันนั้น ในวันอายนะ (อายัน) ในวันวิษุวะ และในราตรีปูรณิมาเช่นกัน เมื่อถวายตัรปณะต่อหมู่บรรพชนแล้ว ย่อมได้รับเกียรติในสวรรค์โลก

Word by Word

• अयने: at the solstice (ayana)
• अयने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative: 'at the solstice/ayana')

• विषुवे: at the equinox
• विषुवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative: 'at the equinox')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle: 'indeed/just')

• राका-अमायाम्: on the Rākā new-moon day
• राका-अमायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राका + अमा/अमावास्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (राकायाः अमावास्या)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/likewise')

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• तर्पयित्वा: having satisfied (offered libations to)
• तर्पयित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• पितृ-व्यूहम्: the host/array of ancestors
• पितृ-व्यूहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + व्यूह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (पितॄणां व्यूहः)

• स्वर्ग-लोके: in heaven
• स्वर्ग-लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (स्वर्गस्य लोकः)

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative instruction within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव → च + एव; राकामायां → राका-अमायाम्; तथैव → तथा + एव.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Svarga (heaven)

FAQs

Which sacred times are highlighted for offering tarpaṇa to the Pitṛs in this verse?

The verse highlights the ayana (solstice periods), the viṣuva (equinox), and rākā (the full-moon night) as especially suitable times for satisfying the ancestors through tarpaṇa.

What result (phala) is promised for performing Pitṛ-tarpaṇa at these times?

It states that one becomes “mahīyate” (honored/glorified) in Svarga-loka, indicating a meritorious afterlife reward connected with ancestral rites.

What ethical or spiritual principle does this verse reinforce?

It reinforces gratitude and responsibility toward one’s lineage—honoring and supporting the Pitṛs through prescribed rites, especially at ritually potent calendar moments.