Shloka 24

Devotpatti-nirūpaṇa — Hari’s Pūrṇatva

Completeness) and the Ritual Doctrine of Sāra (Essence

Devanagari script

वर्षस्यानन्तरं वीन्द्र पूगीफलमुदाहृतम् / घटिकानन्तरं वीन्द्र तांबूलं परिकीर्तितम्

Transliteration

varṣasyānantaraṃ vīndra pūgīphalamudāhṛtam / ghaṭikānantaraṃ vīndra tāṃbūlaṃ parikīrtitam

Translation

Hỡi Vīndra, sau khi trọn một năm, việc dâng quả cau (areca) được nêu rõ. Và sau một ghaṭikā, hỡi Vīndra, việc dâng trầu (tāmbūla) cũng được truyền dạy như vậy.

Word by Word

• वर्षस्य: of a year / after a year’s (time)
• वर्षस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनन्तरम्: after (immediately after)
• अनन्तरम्: अधिकरण (कालाधिकरण/Time locus)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• वीन्द्र: O king (Vīndra)
• वीन्द्र: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूगीफलम्: areca-nut fruit
• पूगीफलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूगी + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa)

• उदाहृतम्: is stated/declared
• उदाहृतम्: क्रिया (Predicate; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (PPP)

• घटिकानन्तरम्: after a ghaṭikā (about 24 minutes)
• घटिकानन्तरम्: अधिकरण (कालाधिकरण/Time locus)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: घटिका + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), कालवाचक; तत्पुरुष-समास (घटिकायाः अनन्तरम्)

• वीन्द्र: O king
• वीन्द्र: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• ताम्बूलम्: betel (leaf preparation)
• ताम्बूलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परिकीर्तितम्: is proclaimed/mentioned
• परिकीर्तितम्: क्रिया (Predicate; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vīndra)

Shraddha Ritual

Timing: Pūgīphala: after completion of a year (as prescribed); Tāmbūla: within a ghaṭikā of preparation/serving.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma is upheld through niyama (rule) regarding kāla and dravya; some items mature over long time, others perish quickly.

Vedantic Theme: Right action (karma) depends on context-sensitive discernment; order (ṛta-like) expressed as ritual timing.

Application: Use areca-nut after proper aging (one year) as prescribed; offer betel within a ghaṭikā of preparation to avoid staleness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.14.20-23 (preceding time-limits for fruits/offerings)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (Vīndra)

FAQs

What is the importance of offering pūgīphala (areca-nut) after one year in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a specific ritual sequence: after the completion of one year, pūgīphala is prescribed as an offering, marking a formally timed milestone in post-death observances.

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

Rather than describing the soul’s geography here, the verse emphasizes ritual order and timing—implying that correct, time-bound offerings are part of the structured support given to the departed in the Preta-kriyā framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If one follows traditional śrāddha practices, this verse underscores keeping a clear calendar for annual rites and maintaining proper sequencing of prescribed items (such as pūgīphala and tāmbūla) according to one’s family tradition and guidance of a qualified priest.