SB 7.10.22

Devanāgarī

कुरु त्वं प्रेतकृत्यानि पितु: पूतस्य सर्वश: । मदङ्गस्पर्शनेनाङ्ग लोकान्यास्यति सुप्रजा: ॥ २२ ॥

Text

kuru tvaṁ preta-kṛtyāni pituḥ pūtasya sarvaśaḥ mad-aṅga-sparśanenāṅga lokān yāsyati suprajāḥ

Synonyms

kuru—perform;tvam—you;preta-kṛtyāni—the ritualistic ceremony performed after death;pituḥ—of your father;pūtasya—already purified;sarvaśaḥ—in all respects;mat-aṅga—My body;sparśanena—by touching;aṅga—My dear child;lokān—to planets;yāsyati—he will be elevated;su-prajāḥ—to become a devotee-citizen.

Translation

My dear child, your father has already been purified just by the touch of My body at the time of his death. Nonetheless, the duty of a son is to perform the śrāddha ritualistic ceremony after his father’s death so that his father may be promoted to a planetary system where he may become a good citizen and devotee.

Purport