Shloka 10

Pitṛ-Stuti, Tarpaṇa, and the Ritual Power of Recitation in Śrāddha

Devanagari script

कामं चेममभिध्याय क्रियतां पितृपूजनम् / त एव तुष्टाः पितरः प्रदास्यन्ति तवेप्सितम् / पत्नीं सुतांश्च सन्तुष्टाः किं न दद्युः पितामहाः

Transliteration

kāmaṃ cemamabhidhyāya kriyatāṃ pitṛpūjanam / ta eva tuṣṭāḥ pitaraḥ pradāsyanti tavepsitam / patnīṃ sutāṃśca santuṣṭāḥ kiṃ na dadyuḥ pitāmahāḥ

Translation

Vì vậy, ghi nhớ điều này, hãy thực hành việc thờ cúng các Pitṛ (tổ tiên). Khi các Pitṛ hoan hỷ, các Ngài sẽ ban cho điều ngươi mong cầu. Nếu các bậc tiền nhân đã mãn nguyện, há có gì các bậc tổ phụ không ban—dẫu là vợ hiền và con trai?

Word by Word

• कामम्: indeed/please
• कामम्: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कामम् (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुमत्यर्थे/निश्चयार्थे (indeed/please/do as you wish)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अभिध्याय: having contemplated
• अभिध्याय: Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वक्रिया/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि + ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); ‘having contemplated/considered’

• क्रियताम्: let (it) be done
• क्रियताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘let it be done’

• पितृपूजनम्: worship of the ancestors
• पितृपूजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; पितॄणां पूजनम् (worship of ancestors)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic/only)

• तुष्टाः: pleased
• तुष्टाः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• पितरः: the ancestors
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• प्रदास्यन्ति: will grant/give
• प्रदास्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तव: to you/your
• तव: Sampradana/Relation (सम्बन्ध/सम्प्रदान-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (genitive)

• ईप्सितम्: the desired (boon/thing)
• ईप्सितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईप्सित (आप्/इष्-भावार्थ; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘desired (thing)’

• पत्नीम्: wife
• पत्नीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सुतान्: sons/children
• सुतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सन्तुष्टाः: fully pleased
• सन्तुष्टाः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + तुष् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• दद्युः: would give/might give
• दद्युः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पितामहाः: grandfathers/forefathers
• पितामहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (to Garuḍa)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: Śrāddha occasions (e.g., amāvāsyā, parva days, annual tithi of departed) as implied by ‘śrāddheṣu’

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pitṛ-pūjā/śrāddha as efficacious karma: pleasing Pitṛs results in iṣṭa-prāpti (desired attainments), including spouse and sons.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala-niyama under ṛta/dharma; gratitude to lineage as part of yajña-spirit that purifies and supports higher pursuits.

Application: Perform regular ancestral rites with sincerity; cultivate remembrance and gratitude toward forebears; align desires with dharma and seek blessings through right action.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Śrāddha-kalpa discussions on Pitṛ-tṛpti and resultant blessings (general)

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Pitāmahas (forefathers)

FAQs

What is the importance of Pitṛ-pūjanam (ancestor worship) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that propitiating the Pitṛs is a direct means to secure desired outcomes, because pleased ancestors are described as powerful bestowers of boons.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana context?

By emphasizing Pitṛ-satisfaction through prescribed rites, it points to the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching that post-death welfare and family well-being are supported by Śrāddha-related observances that maintain the ancestral link.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform Śrāddha/ancestor rites with sincerity (as per one’s tradition) and cultivate gratitude to lineage—treating it as a dharmic duty rather than a mere transaction for worldly gains.