Shloka 35

Varṇāśrama-ācāra, Aśauca (Sūtaka) Regulations, and Prāyaścitta with Funeral-Rite Notes

Devanagari script

उरे निः क्षिप्य दृषदं तण्डुलाज्यतिलान्मुखे / श्रोत्र च प्रोक्षणीं दाद्यदाज्यस्थालीं च चक्षुषोः

Transliteration

ure niḥ kṣipya dṛṣadaṃ taṇḍulājyatilānmukhe / śrotra ca prokṣaṇīṃ dādyadājyasthālīṃ ca cakṣuṣoḥ

Translation

سینے پر پتھر رکھ کر، منہ میں چاول، گھی اور تل رکھے۔ کانوں کے پاس پروکشنِی (چھڑکاؤ کا برتن) رکھے اور آنکھوں کے پاس آجیہ ستھالی (گھی کا برتن) رکھے۔

Word by Word

• उरे: on the chest
• उरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular

• निः: down/out
• निः: Kriya (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निः (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: अव्यय (उपसर्ग/निपात), ‘down/out’ (preverbial)

• क्षिप्य: having placed
• क्षिप्य: Kriya (Adverbial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष अव्यय (Gerundial), ‘having placed/thrown’

• दृषदम्: grinding stone
• दृषदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृषद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• तण्डुलाज्यतिलान्: rice, ghee, and sesame seeds
• तण्डुलाज्यतिलान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुल + आज्य + तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Accusative plural; समासः इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (तण्डुलाः + आज्यम् + तिलाः)

• मुखे: in the mouth
• मुखे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular

• श्रोत्रम्: ear
• श्रोत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular (object)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — ‘and’

• प्रोक्षणीम्: sprinkling ladle/vessel
• प्रोक्षणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रोक्षणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular (sprinkling vessel/ladle)

• दद्यात्: should place
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘should place/give’

• आज्यस्थालीम्: ghee-pot
• आज्यस्थालीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य + स्थाली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular; समासः तत्पुरुष (आज्यस्य स्थाली)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• चक्षुषोः: in the two eyes
• चक्षुषोः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन — Genitive/Locative dual; here locative sense ‘in the two eyes’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra, within the ritual discourse)

Shraddha Ritual

Beneficiary: Preta (recently deceased)

Timing: Antyeṣṭi body-preparation immediately prior to cremation/offerings

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Offerings placed at specific bodily points ritually ‘complete’ the person and support transition; senses are symbolically sealed and sanctified.

Vedantic Theme: Body as field of saṃskāra; ritual offerings assist the subtle passage though ultimate self is beyond body.

Application: Place a stone on the chest; put rice, ghee, and sesame in the mouth; place sprinkling vessel at the ears and ghee pot at the eyes as prescribed.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: antyeṣṭi/saṃskāra setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.107.36 continues with gold placement and promised gati

FAQs

What is the importance of placing sesame, rice, and ghee in the mouth in Garuda Purana?

This verse prescribes specific antyeṣṭi preparations: offering tila (sesame), taṇḍula (rice), and ājya (ghee) as ritual substances associated with purification, sustenance, and auspicious passage in post-death rites.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it focuses on correct ritual handling of the body at death, which the Garuda Purana treats as supportive to the departed being’s orderly transition and the family’s dharmic duty, rather than describing the journey itself in this line.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If one follows traditional last rites, this verse emphasizes doing them carefully and respectfully under guidance of qualified priests/elders, using prescribed substances and placements rather than improvising.