Shloka 107
Dharma–Adharma Marks; Daśāha, Piṇḍa Formation, Śrāddha Calendar, Śayyā-dāna, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa Rules
दिव्यं विमानमारुह्य अप्सरोभिः समावृतः / अहो ऽसौ हव्यकव्येषु पितृभिः सह मोदते
divyaṃ vimānamāruhya apsarobhiḥ samāvṛtaḥ / aho 'sau havyakavyeṣu pitṛbhiḥ saha modate
दिव्य विमानावर आरूढ होऊन, अप्सरांनी वेढलेला—अहो! तो पितरांसह हव्य-कव्य अर्पणांत आनंद मानतो।
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)
Afterlife Stage: Svarga
Beneficiary: Pitr
Concept: Meritorious acts yield refined post-mortem enjoyments: celestial conveyance, companionship of apsarās, and rejoicing with Pitṛs sustained by offerings.
Vedantic Theme: Svarga/Pitṛ-loka pleasures are karmic and finite; yet they affirm śraddhā in ritual order and the interdependence of living and departed within dharma.
Application: Maintain havya-kavya duties (agnihotra/pañca-mahāyajña, śrāddha) with sincerity; remember ancestors with gratitude; use prosperity to support ritual and charity.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Type: otherworldly realm of ancestors
Related Themes: Garuda Purana śrāddha and pitṛ-tarpaṇa passages explaining kavya and benefits to Pitṛs; Garuda Purana descriptions of post-mortem vehicles (vimāna) and celestial enjoyments for puṇyavān
FAQs
This verse indicates that proper offerings—havya (for Devas) and kavya (for Pitṛs)—become a source of upliftment and joy in the ancestral sphere, linking ritual duty (śrāddha/oblations) with post-death well-being.
It portrays a rewarded state: the departed attains a divine conveyance (vimāna), is honored by celestial attendants (apsarās), and shares delight with the Pitṛs—suggesting a favorable post-mortem trajectory supported by righteous conduct and ancestral rites.
Maintain respect for ancestors and perform śrāddha/ancestral remembrances with sincerity; more broadly, uphold dharma and gratitude to lineage, which the text frames as spiritually supportive for both the living and the departed.