Shloka 32
Vow-Fasting (Anaśana), Sannyāsa, Tīrtha-Death, and the Ethics of Dāna
यदि लोभान्न यच्छन्ति प्रमादान्मोहतो ऽपि वा / मृताः शोचन्ति ते सर्वे कदर्याः पापिनस्त्विति
yadi lobhānna yacchanti pramādānmohato 'pi vā / mṛtāḥ śocanti te sarve kadaryāḥ pāpinastviti
यदि लोभात् प्रमादात् मोहतो वा जनाः दानं न यच्छन्ति, ते सर्वे मृताः पश्चात् शोचन्ति—कदर्याः पापिन इति प्रसिद्धाः॥
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey
Concept: Failure to give due to greed, negligence, or delusion leads to post-death grief and the stigma of pāpa.
Vedantic Theme: Bondage through rāga-lobha; purification through tyāga (letting-go).
Application: Set a disciplined giving practice; counter greed with planned dana and mindful awareness to avoid pramada.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.36 (dana-ninda of kadarya; continuity with dana-mahatmya and preta-duhkha themes)
FAQs
This verse frames charity as a dharmic safeguard: failing to give due to greed, negligence, or delusion leads to post-death lament and the karmic identity of being a “miserly sinner.”
It highlights a psychological-karmic consequence after death—grief and remorse—arising from habitual non-giving, implying that attachments like lobha and moha follow the departed as suffering and regret.
Cultivate regular giving (time, resources, service) and conscious generosity; reduce greed-driven hoarding and careless neglect so one does not carry regret and karmic burden into life’s end.