Shloka 55
Pitṛ-Stuti, Tarpaṇa, and the Ritual Power of Recitation in Śrāddha
प्रजापतेः कश्यपाय सोमाय वरुणाय च / योगेश्वरेभ्यश्च सदा नमस्यामि कृताञ्जलिः
prajāpateḥ kaśyapāya somāya varuṇāya ca / yogeśvarebhyaśca sadā namasyāmi kṛtāñjaliḥ
Nang nakatiklop ang mga kamay, lagi akong yumuyuko kay Prajāpati, kay Kaśyapa, kay Soma, kay Varuṇa, at gayundin sa mga Yogīśvara, ang mga dakilang Panginoon ng Yoga.
Garuda (Vinata-putra), offering invocatory salutations within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue frame
Concept: Bhakti expressed as continual namaskāra to progenitors, cosmic deities, and yogic lords—honoring both creation and inner realization.
Vedantic Theme: Saguna-devatā upāsanā as a means to steadiness (ekāgratā) and purification; the many as expressions of one governing reality.
Application: Maintain a daily practice of respectful remembrance (smaraṇa/namaskāra) to teachers, elders, and the divine principles of order, waters, and mind.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: deity-sphere (celestial)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.89.54-58 (salutation litany; Pitṛ and Agni-Soma culmination)
FAQs
This verse functions as a reverential invocation—honoring progenitors and cosmic regulators—so the teaching that follows is received with humility, ritual purity, and alignment with ṛta (cosmic order).
Indirectly: by grounding the discourse in cosmic order and yogic authority (“yogeśvaras”), it frames later afterlife teachings as part of a dharmic, orderly universe rather than random fate.
Begin study, śrāddha-related reading, or any spiritual practice with respectful salutations and a composed mind (añjali), cultivating humility and steadiness before engaging with teachings on dharma and the afterlife.