Shloka 36

Śrāddha as Trans-realm Nourishment; Pitṛ-Conveyance; Piṇḍa-born Body and the ātivāhika; Bhakti-based Release

Devanagari script

अयाता ऋःषयः सर्वे ये रामेण निमन्त्रिताः / तान्मुनीनागतान्दृष्ट्वा वैदेही जनकात्मका

Transliteration

ayātā ṛḥṣayaḥ sarve ye rāmeṇa nimantritāḥ / tānmunīnāgatāndṛṣṭvā vaidehī janakātmakā

Translation

രാമൻ ക്ഷണിച്ച എല്ലാ ഋഷിമാരും എത്തി. ആഗതരായ മുനിമാരെ കണ്ട വൈദേഹി—ജനകപുത്രി സീത—ആദരഭക്തിയോടെ അവരെ സ്വീകരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• अयाताः: having come (arrived)
• अयाताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयात (कृदन्त; धातु √या, उपसर्ग अ- (निषेध))
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• रामेण: by Rama
• रामेण: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• निमन्त्रिताः: invited
• निमन्त्रिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निमन्त्रित (कृदन्त; धातु √मन्त्र्, उपसर्ग नि-)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• मुनीन्: sages
• मुनीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• आगतान्: arrived
• आगतान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आगत (कृदन्त; धातु √गम्, उपसर्ग आ-)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/ल्यप्), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• वैदेही: Vaidehi (Sita)
• वैदेही: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• जनकात्मका: daughter of Janaka
• जनकात्मका: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जनक + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जनकस्य आत्मिका)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration within Garuḍa Purāṇa; not direct Vishnu–Garuḍa dialogue in this verse)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Atithi-satkāra and honoring brāhmaṇa/ṛṣi guests as a dharmic duty that supports yajña/śrāddha.

Vedantic Theme: Sat-saṅga and honoring the wise as a means to purification and right orientation toward dharma.

Application: Invite and receive learned, disciplined persons with humility; treat their arrival as part of the sacred act, not a formality.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: āśrama/ritual gathering (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: brāhmaṇa-bhojana and honoring guests as key limbs of śrāddha; Garuda Purana: satkāra of the worthy increases puṇya

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Rishis
• Munis
• Vaidehi
• Janaka

FAQs

What is the importance of honoring sages in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights dharma through respectful reception of invited ṛṣis—showing that honoring spiritually advanced guests is a sacred duty that supports righteousness and auspiciousness.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it reinforces dharmic conduct—service to sages and adherence to righteous customs—which the Garuda Purana repeatedly treats as supportive causes for favorable post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Keep commitments, invite and receive teachers/elders with respect, and practice mindful hospitality—treating spiritual learning and guidance as worthy of honor.