Shloka 32
Vow-Fasting (Anaśana), Sannyāsa, Tīrtha-Death, and the Ethics of Dāna
यदि लोभान्न यच्छन्ति प्रमादान्मोहतो ऽपि वा / मृताः शोचन्ति ते सर्वे कदर्याः पापिनस्त्विति
yadi lobhānna yacchanti pramādānmohato 'pi vā / mṛtāḥ śocanti te sarve kadaryāḥ pāpinastviti
यदि लोग लोभ से, या प्रमाद से, अथवा मोहवश दान नहीं देते, तो वे सब मरने के बाद शोक करते हैं—कंजूस और पापी कहलाते हैं।
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey
Concept: Failure to give due to greed, negligence, or delusion leads to post-death grief and the stigma of pāpa.
Vedantic Theme: Bondage through rāga-lobha; purification through tyāga (letting-go).
Application: Set a disciplined giving practice; counter greed with planned dana and mindful awareness to avoid pramada.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.36 (dana-ninda of kadarya; continuity with dana-mahatmya and preta-duhkha themes)
FAQs
This verse frames charity as a dharmic safeguard: failing to give due to greed, negligence, or delusion leads to post-death lament and the karmic identity of being a “miserly sinner.”
It highlights a psychological-karmic consequence after death—grief and remorse—arising from habitual non-giving, implying that attachments like lobha and moha follow the departed as suffering and regret.
Cultivate regular giving (time, resources, service) and conscious generosity; reduce greed-driven hoarding and careless neglect so one does not carry regret and karmic burden into life’s end.