Shloka 33

The Explanation of Various Gifts (Dāna) and the Soul’s Entry into Another Body

Devanagari script

पञ्चेन्द्रियसमायुक्तं सकलैर्विष्यैः सह / प्रविशेत् स नवं देहं गृहे दग्धे यथा गृही

Transliteration

pañcendriyasamāyuktaṃ sakalairviṣyaiḥ saha / praviśet sa navaṃ dehaṃ gṛhe dagdhe yathā gṛhī

Translation

അഞ്ച് ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങളോടും അവയുടെ വിഷയങ്ങളോടും കൂടി ജീവൻ പുതിയ ദേഹത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിക്കുന്നു—മുമ്പത്തെ വീട് കത്തിപ്പോയാൽ ഗൃഹസ്ഥൻ മറ്റൊരു വീട്ടിൽ കയറുന്നതുപോലെ.

Word by Word

• पञ्चेन्द्रियसमायुक्तम्: endowed with the five senses
• पञ्चेन्द्रियसमायुक्तम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च + इन्द्रिय + समायुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √युज् (धातु) उपसर्ग-सम् + आ + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण of देहं

• सकलैः: with all
• सकलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण of विषयैः

• विषयैः: objects (of sense)
• विषयैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (with)

• प्रविशेत्: would enter
• प्रविशेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √विश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (pronoun)

• नवम्: new
• नवम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of देहं

• देहम्: body
• देहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गृहे: in a house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• दग्धे: burnt
• दग्धे: Adhikarana (Locative qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दग्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दह् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of गृहे

• यथा: as
• यथा: Upamana (Comparison marker/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (comparative: as/like)

• गृही: householder
• गृही: Karta (Subject of implied comparison/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Pretayoni

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The jīva, accompanied by the five senses and their object-orientations, enters a new body; the old body is abandoned like a burned house.

Vedantic Theme: Subtle body (liṅga/ sūkṣma-śarīra) carrying vāsanā and indriya-pravṛtti across births; impermanence of gross body; impetus for disidentification.

Application: Practice de-identification from the body and possessions; cultivate sense-restraint (indriya-nigraha) to reduce compulsive object-chasing that fuels rebirth.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: frequent analogies of changing bodies like changing garments/houses; descriptions of the subtle body’s travel after death

Characters & Entities

• Jiva
• Indriyas

FAQs

What is the importance of the 'burned house' analogy in the Garuda Purana?

It explains that death is the loss of a dwelling (the old body), while the jīva continues and takes up a new embodiment, emphasizing continuity of consciousness through rebirth.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It indicates that the jīva does not become inert at death; accompanied by the sensory apparatus and its habitual objects, it proceeds to enter a fresh body, implying karmic continuity and carried impressions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate disciplined sense-use and ethical habits, since sense-driven tendencies and attachments are portrayed as continuing forces that shape one’s next embodiment.