Shloka 82

Śrāddha as Trans-realm Nourishment; Pitṛ-Conveyance; Piṇḍa-born Body and the ātivāhika; Bhakti-based Release

Devanagari script

पुत्रादिभिः कृताश्चेत्स्युः पिण्डा दश दशाहिकाः / पिण्डजेन तु देहेन वायुजश्चैकतां व्रजेत्

Transliteration

putrādibhiḥ kṛtāścetsyuḥ piṇḍā daśa daśāhikāḥ / piṇḍajena tu dehena vāyujaścaikatāṃ vrajet

Translation

اگر بیٹے وغیرہ دس روزہ رسومات کے لیے دس پِنڈ ادا کریں، تو پِنڈ سے بنا ہوا بدن ذریعہ بن کر وायुج (لطیف) جیوا کو یکجائی عطا کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• पुत्रादिभिः: by sons and others
• पुत्रादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पुत्राः आदयः येषां तैः)

• कृताः: made/performed
• कृताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘पिण्डाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• स्युः: would be/should be
• स्युः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु) + विधिलिङ्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• पिण्डाः: piṇḍa offerings
• पिण्डाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; ‘पिण्डाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• दशाहिकाः: pertaining to ten days
• दशाहिकाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश + अह (अहन्) + इक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (दश अहानि यस्य/येषां ते) ‘पिण्डाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पिण्डजेन: with/by the piṇḍa-born
• पिण्डजेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिण्डज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘देहेन’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तु: then/but
• तु: Sambandha (Contrast/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• देहेन: with the body
• देहेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वायुजः: the wind-born (subtle being)
• वायुजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायुज (प्रातिपदिक; वायु + ज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वायोः जातः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• एकताम्: oneness/unity
• एकताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• व्रजेत्: would go/attain
• व्रजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √व्रज् (धातु) + विधिलिङ्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Pretayoni

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Ekoddishta

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: Daśāha (ten-day) rites

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Daśāha piṇḍa offerings performed by kin generate a piṇḍa-born body that consolidates the vāyu-born subtle form into a unified, functional embodiment.

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence of vyavahāra-dharma (rites) and subtle-body processes; karma’s supportive (upabṛṃhaṇa) role without denying the jīva’s continuity.

Application: Ensure the ten-day rites are performed properly (or their sincere, dharma-consistent substitutes) to support the departed and fulfill familial obligations.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: daśāha piṇḍa sequence and preta-śarīra formation; subsequent sapīṇḍīkaraṇa themes in later ritual sections

Characters & Entities

• Pretas
• Pitris

FAQs

What is the importance of ten piṇḍas in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links the ten piṇḍas of the ten-day rites to the formation/support of a post-death body, enabling the preta’s subtle being to become consolidated into a single, stable condition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It indicates that the departed exists as a vāyu-made subtle being and that prescribed rites (piṇḍa offerings) aid the transition by providing a ritually constituted body through which the being attains ‘ekatā’—a unified, settled state for onward journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform śrāddha and ten-day piṇḍa-dāna with care and intention, and support grieving families in completing rites that the tradition holds to be beneficial for the departed’s transition.