Shloka 124

An exposition on the fruits of charity and on entry into a body

Garbhotpatti, Piṇḍa-śarīra, and Antya-kāla-kriyā

Devanagari script

यमलोके वसन्त्येते कुट्यां जन्म न विद्यते / एवं सञ्जायते तार्क्ष्य मर्त्ये जन्तुः स्वकर्मभिः

Transliteration

yamaloke vasantyete kuṭyāṃ janma na vidyate / evaṃ sañjāyate tārkṣya martye jantuḥ svakarmabhiḥ

Translation

أولئك الكائنات يقيمون في عالم يَما؛ وليس لهم هناك ميلادٌ جديد. وهكذا، يا تاركشيا (غارودا)، يُولَد الكائن من جديد في عالم الفناء مدفوعًا بأفعاله هو (الكارما).

Word by Word

• yama-loke: in Yama's world
• yama-loke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; यमस्य लोकः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• vasanti: they dwell
• vasanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ete: these (persons)
• ete: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• kuṭyām: in a hut
• kuṭyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṭī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• janma: birth
• janma: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• vidyate: exists, is found
• vidyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोग (exists)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• sañjāyate: is born, comes into being
• sañjāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• tārkṣya: O Tārkṣya
• tārkṣya: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tārkṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• martye: in the mortal world
• martye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• jantuḥ: a creature, being
• jantuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jantu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• sva-karmabhiḥ: by one's own actions
• sva-karmabhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; स्वानि कर्माणि इति कर्मधारय

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rebirth in the mortal world occurs according to one’s own karma; Yamaloka is a station, not a place of fresh embodiment.

Vedantic Theme: Saṃsāra driven by karma-vāsanā; the jīva’s trajectory is self-authored through action and intention.

Application: Reflect on long-term consequences of choices; adopt dharmic living and spiritual practice to reshape karmic momentum.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: otherworldly realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: stages of the soul’s post-death stay and subsequent return to birth according to karma

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Yama-loka
• Garuda (Tarkshya)
• Jantu (the embodied being)

FAQs

What is the importance of Yama-loka in the Garuda Purana?

This verse clarifies that Yama-loka is a post-death realm of residence and assessment, not a place where new birth occurs; rebirth happens back in the mortal world according to karma.

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

It indicates a sequence: the being dwells in Yama’s realm for the consequences and accounting of deeds, and then—impelled by its own accumulated actions—returns to embodiment in the human/mortal world.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live with awareness that actions have continuing consequences: ethical conduct, restraint from harm, and sincere duty reduce painful after-death outcomes and shape a better rebirth.