Shloka 30

Upanayana Timing, Brahmacarya Rules, Ācamana & Sandhyā Observance

Devanagari script

ते तृप्तास्तर्पयन्त्येनं सर्वकामफलैः शुभैः / यंयं क्रतुमधीतेसौ तस्यस्याप्नुयात्फलम्

Transliteration

te tṛptāstarpayantyenaṃ sarvakāmaphalaiḥ śubhaiḥ / yaṃyaṃ kratumadhītesau tasyasyāpnuyātphalam

Translation

Khi các Tổ tiên (Pitṛ) đã mãn nguyện, các Ngài lại làm cho người ấy được thỏa lòng bằng những quả phúc cát tường, thành tựu mọi ước nguyện. Người ấy học hay tụng nghi lễ tế tự (kratu) nào thì đạt đúng quả báo của nghi lễ ấy.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• तृप्ताः: satisfied
• तृप्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप्त (कृदन्त; √तृप् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकाले (past passive participle)

• तर्पयन्ति: they satisfy / gratify
• तर्पयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वकामफलैः: with fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + काम + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां कामानां फलानि)

• शुभैः: auspicious
• शुभैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying सर्वकामफलैः)

• यम्: which
• यम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• यम्: whichever
• यम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (distributive: whichever)

• क्रतुम्: rite / sacrifice
• क्रतुम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अधीते: he studies / recites
• अधीते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अधि-इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अस्य: of this / thereof
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आप्नुयात्: may obtain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: Amāvāsyā/Parva days; also as part of pañca-mahāyajña pitṛ-yajña (contextual).

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pitṛ-tarpaṇa and śraddhā generate reciprocal grace; the fruit corresponds precisely to the rite studied/recited (yathā-kratu-phala).

Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala-niyati (lawful correspondence of action and result) operating within dharma; unseen merit mediated by Pitṛs.

Application: Perform śrāddha/tarpaṇa with sincerity; maintain svādhyāya of Vedic rites with correct intention, trusting proportional fruition.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa/Śrāddha sections on tarpaṇa and pitṛ-tṛpti (general parallel); Ācāra-kāṇḍa discussions of svādhyāya and yajña-phala (general parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Pitris

FAQs

What is the importance of Pitri-tarpana (ancestor satisfaction) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse says that when the Pitris become satisfied, they reciprocate by granting auspicious desire-fulfilling results to the performer, indicating Shraddha/tarpana as a key support for welfare and merit.

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

In the Preta-kanda context, pleasing the Pitris through prescribed rites is presented as a sustaining spiritual aid: their satisfaction becomes a source of protection and beneficial outcomes for the living and supports dharmic continuity tied to post-death rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform Shraddha/tarpana with sincerity and correct intention, and live in a way that honors lineage and dharma—seeing ritual study/recitation and ethical conduct as producing corresponding spiritual results.