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Garuda Purana — Preta Kalpa, Shloka 33

Sapindīkaraṇa: Timing, Eligibility, Gotra Rules, and Yearlong Śrāddha

with Vṛṣotsarga and Ghaṭa-dāna

Devanagari script

सपिण्डीकरणं कृत्वा एकोद्दिष्टं करोति यः / आत्मानं च तथा प्रेतं स नयेद्दमशासनम्

Transliteration

sapiṇḍīkaraṇaṃ kṛtvā ekoddiṣṭaṃ karoti yaḥ / ātmānaṃ ca tathā pretaṃ sa nayeddamaśāsanam

Translation

جو سَپِنڈی کرن کے بعد ایکودِّشٹ نذر ادا کرے، وہ اپنے آپ کو اور اس پریت کو یم کے تعزیری حکم سے نجات دلاتا ہے۔

Word by Word
सपिण्डीकरणम्sapiṇḍīkaraṇa (rite)
सपिण्डीकरणम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootस (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु) → करण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
कृत्वाhaving done
कृत्वा:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकृ (धातु) → कृत्वा (क्त्वान्त/अव्ययीभाव)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
एकोद्दिष्टम्the ekoddiṣṭa rite
एकोद्दिष्टम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्दिष्ट (उद्+दिश् धातु → भूतकृदन्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (one + specified rite)
करोतिdoes; performs
करोति:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
आत्मानम्himself
आत्मानम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
चand
च:
Connector (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)
तथाlikewise; thus
तथा:
Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (thus; likewise)
प्रेतम्the preta (departed spirit)
प्रेतम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रेत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
सःhe
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
नयेत्should lead; would lead
नयेत्:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
दम-शासनम्to Yama’s punishment
दम-शासनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदम (प्रातिपदिक) + शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (Yama’s punishment/discipline)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Ekoddishta

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: After sapīṇḍīkaraṇa (as explicitly stated).

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual sequencing has karmic efficacy: performing ekoddiṣṭa after sapīṇḍīkaraṇa is said to free both performer and preta from Yama’s chastisement.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa as upāya within saṃsāra: it mitigates suffering and fear, preparing the mind for higher pursuit, though ultimate mokṣa is beyond ritual.

Application: After sapīṇḍīkaraṇa, perform the appropriate ekoddiṣṭa as prescribed (with correct saṅkalpa and beneficiary) to support the departed and reduce fear of post-death obstacles.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic jurisdiction/daṇḍa-śāsana

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa themes: Yama, daṇḍa, preta relief through rites (contextual within Book 2)

Characters & Entities
Y
Yama
P
Preta
P
Pitris

FAQs

This verse states that performing sapīṇḍīkaraṇa (integrating the departed into the pitṛ-line) together with ekoddiṣṭa is spiritually protective—helping remove the departed from Yama’s punitive domain and also benefiting the performer.

It assumes the preta-state is subject to Yama’s governance and implies that correct śrāddha rites (especially ekoddiṣṭa after sapīṇḍīkaraṇa) aid the departed’s transition out of precarious after-death conditions toward ancestral status.

Maintain dharma by honoring funeral and śrāddha obligations with sincerity and proper procedure—supporting family continuity, ethical responsibility, and remembrance of the departed.

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