Shloka 23
रामायणकथासंक्षेपः — ब्रह्मोक्तो रामावतारवृत्तान्तः
आगत्य रामः सून्याञ्च पर्णशालां ददर्श ह / शोकं कृत्वाथ जानक्या मार्गणं कृतवान्प्रभुः
āgatya rāmaḥ sūnyāñca parṇaśālāṃ dadarśa ha / śokaṃ kṛtvātha jānakyā mārgaṇaṃ kṛtavānprabhuḥ
വന്നു രാമൻ പർണ്ണശാല ശൂന്യമെന്നു കണ്ടു. ജാനകിയുടെ വിരഹശോകത്തിൽ പ്രഭു അവളെ തേടിത്തുടങ്ങി.
Narrator (not a direct Vishnu–Garuda speech verse based on content)
Concept: Viraha (separation) intensifies devotion and righteous resolve; grief can be transmuted into dharmic effort.
Vedantic Theme: Duḥkha as a catalyst for vairāgya and focused pursuit of the good; impermanence of worldly supports.
Application: When faced with loss, allow grief but channel it into constructive steps and seeking support rather than collapse.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: hermitage dwelling
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.143.24 (rites and onward journey)
FAQs
Rama reaches the leaf-hut, finds it empty, grieves, and begins searching for Janaki (Sita).
No. The vocabulary and characters indicate a Ramayana episode rather than Garuda Purana’s afterlife/ritual discourse.
It highlights attentive responsibility and active effort in crisis—grief is acknowledged, but followed by purposeful action.