Shloka 56
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
तर्पयेत्पितृसंदोहं लक्षकोटिगुणं भवेत् । अंगुष्ठदेशिनी मध्ये सव्यहस्तस्य खड्गकम्
tarpayetpitṛsaṃdohaṃ lakṣakoṭiguṇaṃ bhavet | aṃguṣṭhadeśinī madhye savyahastasya khaḍgakam
พึงถวายตัรปณะ (น้ำบูชา) แด่หมู่ปิตฤทั้งหลาย; กุศลผลย่อมทวีเป็นแสนโกฏิเท่า ระหว่างนิ้วหัวแม่มือกับนิ้วชี้ของมือซ้ายเกิดเป็นมุทรา ‘ขัฑคะ’ ดุจดาบ
Unspecified (narrative instruction within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tarpayetpitṛsaṃdohaṃ = tarpayet + pitṛsaṃdoham. ‘aṃguṣṭhadeśinī’ पाठे द्वन्द्वार्थः; सामान्यतः ‘aṃguṣṭha-deśinyoḥ madhye’ अपेक्षितम्।
FAQs
It describes Pitṛ-tarpaṇa—offering water-libations (tarpana) to one’s ancestors (Pitṛs), emphasizing its greatly multiplied merit.
It refers to a specific hand-configuration (a kind of ritual gesture) formed between the thumb and index finger of the left hand, described metaphorically as ‘sword-like’ (khaḍga).
It underscores gratitude and duty toward one’s lineage—honoring ancestors through prescribed rites is presented as highly meritorious and spiritually efficacious.