Shloka 2
Pitṛ-Stuti, Tarpaṇa, and the Ritual Power of Recitation in Śrāddha
कन्याभिलाषी विप्रर्षिः परिबभ्राम मेदिनीम् / कन्यामलभमानो ऽसौ पितृवाक्येन दीपितः / चिन्तामवाप महीतमतीवोद्वग्नमानसः
kanyābhilāṣī viprarṣiḥ paribabhrāma medinīm / kanyāmalabhamāno 'sau pitṛvākyena dīpitaḥ / cintāmavāpa mahītamatīvodvagnamānasaḥ
كان رِشيٌّ براهمنيٌّ يتوق إلى عذراء، يطوف في الأرض. فلمّا لم ينل عذراء، وقد ألهبته كلمات أبيه، وقع في القلق، واضطربت نفسه اضطرابًا شديدًا.
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Unfulfilled desire (kanyābhilāṣa) and the dharmic push toward marriage/householder life; anxiety arises when kāma and dharma obligations conflict or remain unmet.
Vedantic Theme: Rāga-śoka cycle: attachment leading to distress; need to transform desire into dharmically ordered pursuit.
Application: Pursue life-goals through ethical means and community support; when blocked, examine motives, reduce obsession, and align with dharma rather than compulsion.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: earthwide wandering/pilgrimage-like roaming
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.89.3 (explicit questions about obtaining a wife and uplifting Pitṛs)
FAQs
This verse shows how unchecked longing and external pressure (a father’s urging) can disturb the mind; the text uses such episodes to warn that desire should be guided by dharma, not agitation.
It does not directly describe the post-death journey here; instead it sets a moral-psychological ground—mental agitation driven by desire becomes a cause for further actions (karma) that later shape one’s fate.
Make major life decisions (marriage, relationships) from clarity and dharmic counsel rather than compulsion or anxiety; reduce agitation by aligning desire with responsibility and ethical conduct.