Shloka 101

Dharma–Adharma Marks; Daśāha, Piṇḍa Formation, Śrāddha Calendar, Śayyā-dāna, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa Rules

Devanagari script

एवं यो वितरेत् तार्क्ष्य शृणु तस्य च यत् फलम् / साग्रं वर्षशतं दिव्यं स्वर्गलोके महीयते

Transliteration

evaṃ yo vitaret tārkṣya śṛṇu tasya ca yat phalam / sāgraṃ varṣaśataṃ divyaṃ svargaloke mahīyate

Translation

So, o Tārkṣya (Garuda), wer auf diese Weise gibt — höre seine Frucht: volle hundert göttliche Jahre und darüber hinaus wird er in der Himmelswelt geehrt und erhöht.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक — Indeclinable adverb ‘thus/in this manner’

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम — Relative pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• vitaret: should distribute/give
• vitaret: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√tṛ (तॄ धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Optative, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• tārkṣya: O Tārkṣya (Garuda)
• tārkṣya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tārkṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• śṛṇu: hear
• śṛṇu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: लोट्, परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, Parasmaipada, 2nd person, Singular

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Pronoun, Genitive (6th), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक — Conjunction

• yat: which
• yat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक — Relative pronoun, Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma/Phala (कर्म/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• sa-agram: with an additional (part)
• sa-agram: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Avyayibhava compound ‘with excess/plus’, Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• varṣa-śatam: a hundred years
• varṣa-śatam: Karma/Measure (परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु समास (संख्यापूर्वक); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Dvigu compound, Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• svarga-loke: in the world of heaven
• svarga-loke: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी) ‘स्वर्गस्य लोकः’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Tatpurusha, Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• mahīyate: is honored/glorified
• mahīyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mah (मह् धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present, Atmanepada, 3rd person, Singular; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः ‘is honored’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (addressing Garuda/Tārkṣya)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Svarga

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Properly executed dāna yields prolonged celestial honor (svarga-phala).

Vedantic Theme: Karmaphala doctrine: ritual-ethical action produces finite but exalted results; implicitly points beyond svarga to higher liberation as a separate aim.

Application: Let generosity be disciplined and consistent; understand that ethical actions have tangible long-term consequences (reputation, wellbeing), even if framed here as celestial reward.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.34.98-100 (the ‘manner’ of giving that leads to this fruit)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the importance of dāna (charity) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that giving in the prescribed manner yields powerful puṇya, leading to honor in Svarga for over a hundred divine years.

How does this verse explain the afterlife outcome of good karma?

It links a specific righteous act—generous distribution (vitaret)—to a concrete karmic result: exalted status in svargaloka for a long celestial duration.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice intentional charity—give regularly and respectfully—treating dāna as a dharmic discipline that purifies intention and builds merit.