Shloka 93
Santaptaka’s Encounter with Five Pretas and Their Liberation through Viṣṇu’s Presence
दृष्टस्त्वया च किञ्चिद्वै ब्रूमोज्ञातं त्वयानघ / वमनं विडू दूषिका च श्लेष्मा मूत्राश्रुणी तथा
dṛṣṭastvayā ca kiñcidvai brūmojñātaṃ tvayānagha / vamanaṃ viḍū dūṣikā ca śleṣmā mūtrāśruṇī tathā
ഹേ പാപരഹിതാ! അങ്ങ് ചിലതൊക്കെ കണ്ടിട്ടുണ്ട്; എങ്കിലും അങ്ങേക്ക് അറിയാത്തത് ഞാൻ പറയാം: ഛർദ്ദി, വിസർജ്ജ്യം, പഴുപ്പ്, കഫം, മൂത്രം, കണ്ണുനീർ എന്നിവയാണ് ഞങ്ങളുടെ ഭക്ഷണം.
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Afterlife Stage: Pretayoni
Dosha: Kapha
Concept: Degraded beings subsist on impure bodily discharges; the list functions as a karmic-moral warning about tamasic descent and impurity.
Vedantic Theme: Tamas and avidyā manifest as attachment to the impure; purification (śauca, sattva) supports clarity and uplift.
Application: Maintain cleanliness, avoid aśauca contamination, and perform appropriate rites to protect household space; cultivate sattvic living to avoid tamasic outcomes.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: liminal/impure space
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: preta-bhojana lists including bodily wastes (contextual parallel)
FAQs
This verse lists impure discharges (vomit, excreta, phlegm, urine, tears) to emphasize the distressing, degraded condition associated with the post-death/preta narrative and to motivate dharmic living and proper rites.
It does so indirectly by depicting the suffering-bound state surrounding the departed being; the text frames these experiences as part of the harsh post-death passage that is alleviated through dharma and prescribed rituals.
Live ethically and avoid harmful actions that lead to suffering; also, perform family death rites with sincerity (as taught in the Preta Kanda) to support peace and remembrance.