Shloka 93

Post-cremation Ripening of Karma and the Principal Narakas

Devanagari script

आकाशे च तथाकाशं सर्वव्यापि निशाकरे / तत्र कामस्तथा क्रोधः काये पञ्चेन्द्रियाणि च

Transliteration

ākāśe ca tathākāśaṃ sarvavyāpi niśākare / tatra kāmastathā krodhaḥ kāye pañcendriyāṇi ca

Translation

Im Raum ist nur Raum — wie das allgegenwärtige Mondlicht der Nacht. Auch dort entstehen Begehren (kāma) und Zorn (krodha); und im Körper sind ebenso die fünf Sinnesvermögen.

Word by Word

• आकाशे: in the sky/space
• आकाशे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/उपमा-अर्थे (adverb: 'thus/so')

• आकाशम्: space/sky
• आकाशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• सर्वव्यापि: all-pervading
• सर्वव्यापि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-व्यापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (सर्वम् व्याप्नोति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Adjective agreeing with आकाशम्

• निशाकरे: in the moon
• निशाकरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (निशायाः करः = चन्द्रः); पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कामः: desire
• कामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, 'also/likewise' अर्थे (adverb)

• क्रोधः: anger
• क्रोधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• काये: in the body
• काये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• पञ्चेन्द्रियाणि: the five senses
• पञ्चेन्द्रियाणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च-इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: द्विगु (पञ्च इन्द्रियाणि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even amid apparent vastness/purity, kāma and krodha arise; the five indriyas condition embodied experience—hence discern the field (kṣetra) from the knower (kṣetrajña).

Vedantic Theme: Adhyāropa–apavāda / sākṣī-bhāva: phenomena arise in the all-pervading ‘space’ of awareness, yet do not define it.

Application: Practice sense-restraint (indriya-nigraha) and mindful noticing of desire/anger as transient movements; cultivate witness-consciousness during sensory contact.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic expanse and inner psycho-physical field

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Preta/Upadeśa sections): recurring triad of inner enemies (kāma-krodha-ahaṅkāra) and indriya-control teachings

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of desire (kāma) and anger (krodha) in Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that kāma and krodha persist beyond gross physical circumstances, indicating that mental impressions (vāsanās) continue to influence the being even in subtler states.

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

It suggests that the journey is not merely spatial but psychological: even when the environment is as subtle as ‘space’, the inner forces of desire, anger, and the functioning of the sense-faculties still shape experience.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Train the mind by reducing desire-driven habits and anger reactions, since the text implies these tendencies follow the individual and condition suffering or peace beyond one’s outer situation.