Shloka 69
Santaptaka’s Encounter with Five Pretas and Their Liberation through Viṣṇu’s Presence
प्रजावति प्रद्रुतो ऽहं मा रोदीत्येवमब्रवम् / शोकार्ता सापि तत्कालं ममत्वं गृहबन्धुषु
prajāvati pradruto 'haṃ mā rodītyevamabravam / śokārtā sāpi tatkālaṃ mamatvaṃ gṛhabandhuṣu
Aku, dalam keadaan tergesa-gesa, berkata kepada ibu yang mempunyai anak itu: “Janganlah menangis.” Namun, dilanda dukacita, pada saat itu juga dia berpaut pada rasa kepunyaan—“ini milikku”—terhadap rumah tangga dan kaum kerabatnya.
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)
Concept: Mamatva (mine-ness) at moments of crisis intensifies bondage and conditions post-death experience.
Vedantic Theme: Avidyā-driven dehātma-buddhi and saṅga as causes of saṃsāra; need for vairāgya.
Application: Practice non-possessiveness and grief-discipline (śoka-niyama); cultivate remembrance of impermanence and duty without clinging.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: domestic
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: themes of mamatva/saṅga binding the jīva after death; Garuda Purana: counsel to detach from gṛha, putra, dhana at antyakāla
FAQs
This verse highlights that grief quickly turns into mamatva—clinging to “my family, my home”—which the Garuda Purana treats as a binding attachment that obstructs calm acceptance of death and the soul’s onward journey.
By emphasizing immediate emotional clinging to household bonds, the verse points to a key obstacle in the preta-stage narrative: attachment and lamentation reinforce worldly identification, whereas steadiness and dharmic rites support transition.
In bereavement, reduce possessive clinging and excessive lamentation; focus on compassionate remembrance, dharmic conduct, and (where relevant) prescribed death rituals that support acceptance and inner stability.