Shloka 25

Devanagari script

नमस्ये ऽहं पितॄञ्छ्राद्धैरर्च्यन्ते ये रसातले / भोगैरशेषैर्विधिवन्नागैः कामानभीप्सुभिः

Transliteration

namasye 'haṃ pitṝñchrāddhairarcyante ye rasātale / bhogairaśeṣairvidhivannāgaiḥ kāmānabhīpsubhiḥ

Translation

میں اُن پِتروں کو نَمَسکار کرتا ہوں جو شرادھ کے ذریعے پوجے جاتے ہیں اور رساتل میں رہتے ہیں؛ جنہیں ناغ، جو مرادیں چاہتے ہیں، ودھی کے مطابق تمام بھوگ و نذرانوں سے ارچت کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• नमस्ये: I bow
• नमस्ये: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् (धातु: नम्)
• Form: लट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पितॄन्: ancestors
• पितॄन्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• श्राद्धैः: by śrāddha offerings/rites
• श्राद्धैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अर्च्यन्ते: are worshipped
• अर्च्यन्ते: Kriyā (Relative-clause verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु: अर्च्)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• रसातले: in Rasātala
• रसातले: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• भोगैः: with enjoyments/offerings
• भोगैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अशेषैः: complete, without remainder
• अशेषैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying भोगैः)

• विधिवत्: according to proper procedure
• विधिवत्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: 'according to rule')

• नागैः: by nāgas (serpents)
• नागैः: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अभीप्सुभिः: by those desiring (them)
• अभीप्सुभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीप्सु (प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स् desiderative sense)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त-प्राय (desiderative agent noun), विशेषण (qualifying नागैः)

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), offering salutations within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: During śrāddha (general; can map to parva/annual śrāddha)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vidhi (proper procedure) and pūrṇopacāra (complete offerings) are emphasized; worship is performed even by powerful non-human beings seeking kāma/boons.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa as ordered action within ṛta/dharma; desire (kāma) is regulated through ritual propriety.

Application: Follow śrāddha injunctions carefully (cleanliness, timing, offerings, mantra); offer with completeness rather than tokenism.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: netherworld region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana śrāddha chapters listing recipients, realms, and modes of tarpaṇa; Passages on nāga/serpent-related rites and their connection to Pitṛ satisfaction

Characters & Entities

• Pitris
• Nagas
• Rasatala

FAQs

What is the importance of śrāddha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames śrāddha as direct worship of the Pitṛs—an act worthy of reverence—implying that properly performed ancestral rites sustain and honor the ancestors and are recognized across realms.

How does this verse explain the path or status of the departed?

By locating certain Pitṛs in Rasātala and describing their reception of worship, the verse suggests an ordered cosmology where beings (including ancestors) occupy specific realms and can be ritually reached through śrāddha.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform śrāddha (and related offerings) with correctness and sincerity—treating it as reverence to one’s lineage and as a disciplined dharmic duty rather than a mere social custom.