Garuda Purana — Preta Kalpa, Shloka 107
Dharma–Adharma Marks; Daśāha, Piṇḍa Formation, Śrāddha Calendar, Śayyā-dāna, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa Rules
दिव्यं विमानमारुह्य अप्सरोभिः समावृतः / अहो ऽसौ हव्यकव्येषु पितृभिः सह मोदते
divyaṃ vimānamāruhya apsarobhiḥ samāvṛtaḥ / aho 'sau havyakavyeṣu pitṛbhiḥ saha modate
Montant dans un vimāna céleste et entouré d’apsarās—vois donc !—il se réjouit avec les Pitṛs, se délectant des offrandes de havya et de kavya.
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)
Afterlife Stage: Svarga
Beneficiary: Pitr
Concept: Meritorious acts yield refined post-mortem enjoyments: celestial conveyance, companionship of apsarās, and rejoicing with Pitṛs sustained by offerings.
Vedantic Theme: Svarga/Pitṛ-loka pleasures are karmic and finite; yet they affirm śraddhā in ritual order and the interdependence of living and departed within dharma.
Application: Maintain havya-kavya duties (agnihotra/pañca-mahāyajña, śrāddha) with sincerity; remember ancestors with gratitude; use prosperity to support ritual and charity.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Type: otherworldly realm of ancestors
Related Themes: Garuda Purana śrāddha and pitṛ-tarpaṇa passages explaining kavya and benefits to Pitṛs; Garuda Purana descriptions of post-mortem vehicles (vimāna) and celestial enjoyments for puṇyavān
FAQs
This verse indicates that proper offerings—havya (for Devas) and kavya (for Pitṛs)—become a source of upliftment and joy in the ancestral sphere, linking ritual duty (śrāddha/oblations) with post-death well-being.
It portrays a rewarded state: the departed attains a divine conveyance (vimāna), is honored by celestial attendants (apsarās), and shares delight with the Pitṛs—suggesting a favorable post-mortem trajectory supported by righteous conduct and ancestral rites.
Maintain respect for ancestors and perform śrāddha/ancestral remembrances with sincerity; more broadly, uphold dharma and gratitude to lineage, which the text frames as spiritually supportive for both the living and the departed.