Shloka 95
Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi
Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu
स्ववामहस्ते वेणुपात्रे निधाय दीपं धृत्वा सव्यहस्ते पते त्वम् / उत्तिष्ठ भोः पञ्चगृहेषु भिक्षां कुरुष्व सम्यक् प्रविहायैव लज्जाम्
svavāmahaste veṇupātre nidhāya dīpaṃ dhṛtvā savyahaste pate tvam / uttiṣṭha bhoḥ pañcagṛheṣu bhikṣāṃ kuruṣva samyak pravihāyaiva lajjām
உன் இடது கையில் மூங்கில் பிச்சைப் பாத்திரத்தை வைத்து, வலது கையில் தீபத்தை ஏந்தி, ஓ கணவரே—எழுந்திரு. வெட்கத்தை விட்டு, ஐந்து வீடுகளில் முறையாக பிச்சை கேள்.
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda about the preta’s post-death degradations and compelled begging)
Concept: Perform one’s prescribed duty (bhiksha/household observance) with steadiness, overcoming egoic shame; discipline sustains dharma and livelihood.
Vedantic Theme: Ego-reduction through niyama; action done as duty (kartavya) rather than self-image maintenance.
Application: Do necessary tasks without paralysis by social anxiety; follow a structured plan (limited ‘five houses’ = bounded effort) and carry light/clarity (lamp) as mindful presence.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.28 (ritual/vrata procedures involving household actions and regulated conduct)
FAQs
This verse uses the image of being made to beg (even with a bowl and lamp) to show how certain karmas lead to loss of dignity and dependence, emphasizing the need for dharmic living and proper rites.
It portrays the preta-condition as one of compulsion and hardship, where the being is driven into degrading acts—indicating that the post-death journey can involve suffering shaped by prior actions.
Live in a way that preserves dignity through dharma—avoid harmful deeds that create dependence and humiliation, and support righteous charity and appropriate funeral/ancestral observances for social and spiritual balance.