Shloka 5
Dharma–Adharma Marks; Daśāha, Piṇḍa Formation, Śrāddha Calendar, Śayyā-dāna, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa Rules
अग्नितापप्रदातारे यैः शीतपीडिते द्विजे / तप्यमानाः सुखं यान्ति सर्व कामैः प्रपूरिताः
agnitāpapradātāre yaiḥ śītapīḍite dvije / tapyamānāḥ sukhaṃ yānti sarva kāmaiḥ prapūritāḥ
Mereka yang memberikan kehangatan api kepada seorang dvija (Brahmana) yang disiksa kesejukan—apabila mereka sendiri mengalami panas yang membakar (di alam selepas mati)—mereka memperoleh keselesaan dan berjalan dengan gembira, dipenuhi segala keinginan.
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Afterlife Stage: Naraka
Concept: One who alleviates another’s cold by giving fire/warmth gains comfort when facing heat-related suffering after death; compassionate acts transform future experience.
Vedantic Theme: Karma as experiential shaping; dayā (compassion) as sattva-enhancing action that softens harsh phala.
Application: Provide warmth and shelter to those in cold—blankets, heating, safe fuel, winter relief—especially to vulnerable and learned/elderly; do so respectfully.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: descriptions of heat/cold torments and the mitigating power of specific dānas (anna, vastra, agni, jala)
FAQs
This verse teaches that offering practical relief—like warmth to someone suffering from cold—creates punya that later manifests as protection and comfort when one faces heat-related torments in the post-death journey.
It frames karma as reciprocal: the act of removing another’s cold suffering becomes a cause for removing one’s own heat-suffering later, resulting in a happier passage and fulfillment of desires.
Offer timely, compassionate aid (blankets, heating, shelter, or fire/heat support) especially to vulnerable or needy persons; the Purana emphasizes that concrete service done with dharmic intent yields lasting spiritual merit.