Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

यानियानि च भूतानि दत्तानि भुवि मानवैः / यमलोकपथे तानि तिष्ठन्त्येषां समीपतः

Transliteration

yāniyāni ca bhūtāni dattāni bhuvi mānavaiḥ / yamalokapathe tāni tiṣṭhantyeṣāṃ samīpataḥ

Translation

Welche Dinge die Menschen auf Erden zu Lebzeiten auch immer gegeben haben—eben diese Gaben bleiben ihnen nahe auf dem Pfad, der in Yamas Reich führt.

Word by Word

• यानि: whatever (things)
• यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन — Nom./Acc. plural (relative pronoun)

• यानि: each and every
• यानि: Sambandha (Distributive emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन — repeated for distributive sense

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

• भूतानि: things, beings (here: items)
• भूतानि: Karta (Subject of tiṣṭhanti/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन — Nom./Acc. plural

• दत्तानि: given
• दत्तानि: Visheshana (Participial qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन — Past passive participle qualifying भूतानि

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Locative singular

• मानवैः: by humans
• मानवैः: Karana (Agent/instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• यमलोकपथे: on the path to Yama's world
• यमलोकपथे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमलोक + पथ (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Locative singular; तत्पुरुष (यमलोकस्य पथः)

• तानि: those (things)
• तानि: Karta (Subject of tiṣṭhanti/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन — Nom./Acc. plural (correlative)

• तिष्ठन्ति: stand/remain
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन — Present indicative

• एषाम्: of these (people)
• एषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन — Genitive plural

• समीपतः: nearby, close to
• समीपतः: Adhikarana (Proximity locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समीपतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postpositional adverb) — ‘near’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dāna performed in earthly life accompanies the soul on the way to Yama, remaining near as tangible karmic support.

Vedantic Theme: Subtle continuity of karma across death; saṃskāra and puṇya as ‘carried’ assets when gross possessions are left behind.

Application: Prioritize meaningful giving (food, water, shelter, education, medical aid); cultivate consistent charity rather than last-minute fear-driven acts.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: path/route

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: motif that gifts/merits become companions, protectors, or provisions on the yamamārga

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Yamaloka

FAQs

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

This verse states that whatever a person donates in earthly life stays near them on the path to Yamaloka, implying that charity becomes tangible support through its karmic merit.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul toward Yama’s realm?

It portrays the Yamaloka-mārga as a journey where one’s prior gifts ‘remain close,’ indicating that the traveler is accompanied by the effects of their actions—especially meritorious giving.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice regular, sincere charity and support dharmic causes; the text frames such giving as enduring merit that aids one beyond death, not merely a social act.