Shloka 24

Moksha and Svarga through Dāna, Tīrtha, Nāma-smaraṇa, and Bhāva

Devanagari script

कन्यां विवाहयेद्यस्तु ब्राह्मणं वेदपारगम् / इन्द्रलोके वसेत् सो ऽपि स्वकुलैः परिवेष्टितः

Transliteration

kanyāṃ vivāhayedyastu brāhmaṇaṃ vedapāragam / indraloke vaset so 'pi svakulaiḥ pariveṣṭitaḥ

Translation

വേദപാരംഗതനായ ബ്രാഹ്മണനോട് തന്റെ കന്യയെ വിവാഹം കഴിപ്പിക്കുന്നവൻ, സ്വന്തം കുലജനങ്ങളാൽ ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ടവനായി ഇന്ദ്രലോകത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• कन्याम्: a maiden/daughter
• कन्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• विवाहयेत्: should give in marriage
• विवाहयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√वह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense 'should cause to marry/should give in marriage'

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• ब्राह्मणम्: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• वेदपारगम्: versed in the Veda
• वेदपारगम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (वेदस्य पारगः = वेदेषु पारगः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; qualifying ब्राह्मणम्

• इन्द्रलोके: in Indra’s world
• इन्द्रलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (इन्द्रस्य लोकः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• वसेत्: would dwell
• वसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-निपात (also/even)

• स्वकुलैः: by/with his own family (members)
• स्वकुलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (स्वं कुलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental

• परिवेष्टितः: surrounded
• परिवेष्टितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√वेष्ट् (धातु) क्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; predicate adjective

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Giving one’s daughter in marriage to a Veda-master brāhmaṇa is upheld as a high saṃskāra yielding residence in Indraloka with one’s lineage.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma as a purifier sustaining social-cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) and generating puṇya within saṃsāra.

Application: Treat life-cycle rites as ethical responsibilities: choose partners with learning/character; perform marriage with integrity and consent, honoring education and virtue.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: loka (heavenly realm)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Dāna-khaṇḍa): kanyā-dāna and saṃskāra fruits; Garuda Purana: repeated stress on brāhmaṇa-veda-vidyā as pātratā for gifts

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Brahmana

FAQs

What is the importance of kanyā-dāna (giving a daughter in marriage) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents kanyā-dāna—specifically to a Veda-master Brahmin—as a high-merit dharmic act whose fruit is residence in Indra’s heaven (Svarga) along with one’s lineage.

How does this verse relate to afterlife outcomes described in the Garuda Purana?

It links a specific righteous action performed in life (a dharmic marriage gift) to a post-death result: attaining Indra-loka, a heavenly realm of reward, indicating karma-based destinations after death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Uphold integrity and dharma in family rites—treat marriage as a sacred responsibility, honor learning and ethical conduct, and support genuine Vedic study and character rather than mere social display.