Shloka 126

Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi

Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

स पार्थक्याद्भीमसेनप्रतीकं पञ्चामृतैः पूजयित्वा च सम्यक् / सुव्यञ्जने चान्नकौपीनमेव दत्त्वा मूढस्तिष्ठमाने स्वगेहे

Transliteration

sa pārthakyādbhīmasenapratīkaṃ pañcāmṛtaiḥ pūjayitvā ca samyak / suvyañjane cānnakaupīnameva dattvā mūḍhastiṣṭhamāne svagehe

Translation

بدافعِ تمييزٍ مضلِّل، يعبدُ على وجهِ الإتقان تمثالًا يشبهُ بهيماسينا بماءِ الخمسةِ الرحيق (بانتشامريتا)؛ ثم يقدّمُ توابلَ طيّبةً وطعامًا مطبوخًا وحتى مئزرًا—بينما المتلقّي الحقّ (روحُ الميت) يبقى عاجزًا في حالته—فيعملُ في غشاوةِ الوهم.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun

• pārthakyāt: due to distinction
• pārthakyāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthakya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; ‘from difference/separateness’

• bhīmasena-pratīkam: Bhīmasena’s image
• bhīmasena-pratīkam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīmasena + pratīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुषः ‘image/likeness of Bhīmasena’

• pañcāmṛtaiḥ: with the five nectars
• pañcāmṛtaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca-amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; द्विगु-समासः ‘five nectars’

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having worshipped’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• su-vyañjane: in/with good condiments
• su-vyañjane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-vyañjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; कर्मधारयः ‘good side-dish/condiment’ (locative of accompaniment/context)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• anna-kaupīnam: food and loincloth
• anna-kaupīnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna + kaupīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; द्वन्द्वः (समाहार-द्वन्द्व) ‘food and loincloth’

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय)

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having given’

• mūḍhaḥ: the deluded one
• mūḍhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used adjectivally ‘deluded’

• tiṣṭhamāne: while (he) stays
• tiṣṭhamāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: Present middle participle (वर्तमान-आत्मनेपदी कृदन्त/शानच्), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; सप्तमी-absolute: ‘while (he) stays’

• sva-gehe: in his own house
• sva-gehe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + geha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुषः ‘in his own house’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Pretayoni

Shraddha Ritual

Beneficiary: Pitr

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual performed with wrong discernment (pārthakya/bheda-buddhi) becomes moha; offerings miss the intended spiritual efficacy when not aligned with truth and proper śrāddha intent.

Vedantic Theme: Avidyā (misapprehension) veils right knowledge; external karma without right jñāna/bhakti orientation fails to reach the intended end.

Application: Perform ancestral rites and worship with correct understanding of recipient, procedure, and purpose; prioritize Viṣṇu-centered śraddhā and scriptural guidance over sectarian or idiosyncratic substitutes.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: household

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: emphasis on correct śrāddha and Viṣṇu-smaraṇa for preta’s welfare (general thematic parallel within Pretakalpa); Garuda Purana: critiques of misguided ritualism and wrong devatā-prāpti in afterlife contexts (thematic)

Characters & Entities

• Bhimasena
• Panchamrita
• Preta (implied)

FAQs

What is the importance of offering pañcāmṛta in Garuda Purana rites?

This verse shows pañcāmṛta is meaningful only when directed with correct understanding and recipient; mere formal worship of an unrelated icon is criticized as delusion.

How does this verse explain the plight of the departed (preta)?

It implies the departed remains helpless in its own condition while the living perform misdirected offerings, so the intended benefit does not reach the preta.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform śrāddha and related offerings with correct intention, proper recipient-focus, and guidance from tradition—avoid substituting the rite with unrelated symbolic acts.