Shloka 16
Pretaśilā at Gayā: Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, Gadādhara’s Manifestation, and the Fruits of Śrāddha & Deity-Worship
तेषां तावद्धनं धान्यमायुरारो ग्यसम्पदः / पुत्त्रादिसन्ततिश्रेयोविद्यार्थं काम ईप्सितः
teṣāṃ tāvaddhanaṃ dhānyamāyurāro gyasampadaḥ / puttrādisantatiśreyovidyārthaṃ kāma īpsitaḥ
त्यांच्यासाठी निश्चयच धन-धान्य, आयुष्य, आरोग्य व समृद्धी; पुत्र-पौत्रादी संततीचे कल्याण, विद्यालाभ आणि इच्छित कामनांची सिद्धी होते.
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Proper worship/offerings yield tangible and intangible fruits: prosperity, health, progeny, learning, and fulfillment of aims.
Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala under īśvara-niyati: results arise through divine order; artha/kāma can be harmonized with dharma and oriented toward higher pursuit.
Application: Treat prosperity and health as outcomes to be stewarded: use gains for dharmic purposes, education, and generosity; avoid reducing worship to mere transaction by pairing it with inner discipline.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.86.13–15 (acts leading to these fruits)
FAQs
It summarizes the auspicious worldly results traditionally associated with righteous conduct—prosperity, health, longevity, good progeny, learning, and fulfillment of legitimate desires.
Indirectly: it highlights that dharmic living yields favorable outcomes in embodied life, which supports a disciplined, merit-based trajectory emphasized throughout Garuda Purana’s teachings.
Prioritize ethical livelihood, steady charity and duty, and disciplined learning—so that prosperity and personal aims remain aligned with dharma rather than mere impulse.