Shloka 25

Jāmbavatī’s Vaiṣṇava-Ācāra: Grace, Sense-Consecration, and Pilgrimage to Śrīnivāsa on Veṅkaṭādri

Devanagari script

महात्मनां वेदविदां यतीनां परान्नानां भोजने नैव दोषः / संकल्पयित्वा परमादरेण जगाम सा तीर्थयात्रार्थमेव

Transliteration

mahātmanāṃ vedavidāṃ yatīnāṃ parānnānāṃ bhojane naiva doṣaḥ / saṃkalpayitvā paramādareṇa jagāma sā tīrthayātrārthameva

Translation

Pour les ascètes magnanimes, les yatis connaisseurs des Veda, il n’y a aucune faute à accepter une nourriture préparée par autrui. Ayant formé sa résolution avec la plus haute révérence, elle partit uniquement pour accomplir un pèlerinage vers les tīrtha, les gués sacrés.

Word by Word

• महात्मनाम्: of great-souled (persons)
• महात्मनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (महान् आत्मा यस्य); षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• वेदविदाम्: of knowers of the Veda
• वेदविदाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदविद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (वेदं वेत्ति); षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• यतीनाम्: of ascetics
• यतीनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• परान्नानाम्: of others' food
• परान्नानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• भोजने: in eating
• भोजने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• दोषः: fault
• दोषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संकल्पयित्वा: having resolved
• संकल्पयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-कल्प् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having resolved/intended’

• परमादरेण: with great reverence
• परमादरेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (परमः आदरः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तीर्थयात्रार्थम्: for the purpose of pilgrimage
• तीर्थयात्रार्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + यात्रा + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तीर्थयात्रायाः अर्थः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: For realized/disciplinarian ascetics, accepting others’ food is not दोष when aligned with purity and purpose; resolve (saṅkalpa) sanctifies action.

Vedantic Theme: Adhikāra-bheda (eligibility varies by spiritual station) and saṅkalpa-śuddhi (purity of intention) as supports for sādhana.

Application: When undertaking vows or pilgrimages, set a clear saṅkalpa with reverence; avoid judging sādhus by household purity rules meant for others.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha-route

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (tīrtha-yātrā sections): emphasis on śraddhā, day-to-day conduct, and hearing Hari-kathā while traveling; Garuda Purana (ācāra/dharma passages): adhikāra distinctions for renunciants vs householders

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Yatis
• Tirthas

FAQs

What is the importance of accepting parānna (food prepared by others) in Garuda Purana?

This verse states that for Veda-knowing renunciants of great character, accepting such food is not considered a दोष (religious fault), emphasizing intention, purity of life, and dharmic context over rigid taboo.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana’s broader teaching?

By highlighting saṅkalpa (solemn resolve) and tīrtha-yātrā, it supports the Purana’s broader ethic that righteous intention and disciplined conduct shape one’s spiritual progress and merit, which are key themes in post-death and dharma discussions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Prioritize sincere intention and disciplined living in religious practice—make a clear saṅkalpa before pilgrimages or rites, and avoid judging others’ observances without understanding dharmic context.