Shloka 26

Devanagari script

दैवपित्र्यातिथेयेषु गुरुसंपूजनेषु च / बाध्यमानेषु विविधैर्देषजातैर्विषोद्भवैः

Transliteration

daivapitryātitheyeṣu gurusaṃpūjaneṣu ca / bādhyamāneṣu vividhairdeṣajātairviṣodbhavaiḥ

Translation

When one is afflicted by various poisons arising from a particular region—during rites for the devas, offerings to the pitṛs (ancestors), hospitality to guests, and the worship of one’s guru—this teaching/remedy should be applied.

Word by Word

• दैव: divine (for gods)
• दैव: Sambandha (Compound-member/समास)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समासपूर्वपद)

• पित्र्य: ancestral (for pitṛs)
• पित्र्य: Sambandha (Compound-member/समास)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समासमध्यपद)

• आतिथेयेषु: in offerings to gods, ancestors, and guests
• आतिथेयेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतिथेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (Plural); समाहार-द्वन्द्व: दैव + पित्र्य + आतिथेय

• गुरु: teacher
• गुरु: Sambandha (Compound-member/समास)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (समासपूर्वपद)

• संपूजनेषु: in (acts of) honoring the teacher
• संपूजनेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-पूजन (प्रातिपदिक; सम् + पूज् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (Plural); समास: गुरु-संपूजन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• बाध्यमानेषु: when (they are) being afflicted
• बाध्यमानेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बाध् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; ‘being afflicted’

• विविधैः: by various
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• देशजातैः: arising from the region/local
• देशजातैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देश-जात (प्रातिपदिक; देश + जात)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• विषोद्भवैः: born of poison/poison-origin
• विषोद्भवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष-उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक; विष + उद्भव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: During pitri-karya occasions (parvana context implied by pitrya rites) and whenever such duties are being performed amid affliction

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even amid affliction (poisons/harms), one should uphold deva-pitri-atithi-guru duties; prescribed protections/remedies are to be applied without abandoning dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma as stabilizing order in adversity; karma and responsibility maintained under duhkha.

Application: When facing crises (health/environmental), continue core obligations and seek appropriate protective measures; integrate spiritual discipline with practical care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (sections on raksha, visha, and ritual protections around 1.71)

Characters & Entities

• Pitris
• Devas
• Atithi (guest)
• Guru

FAQs

What is the importance of daiva, pitrya, atithi, and guru worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse groups these four as key dharmic contexts—deva rites, ancestral offerings, guest-honouring, and guru-reverence—where one should be especially attentive to protection and proper observance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing correct performance of deva and pitṛ-related duties (and respect for guru/guests), it points to dharma as the basis for auspicious post-death outcomes described elsewhere in the Garuda Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Keep worship and śrāddha settings safe and sattvic, avoid negligence during sacred duties, and treat guests and teachers with respect—dharma includes both ritual care and ethical conduct.