Shloka 2
Pitṛ-Stuti, Tarpaṇa, and the Ritual Power of Recitation in Śrāddha
कन्याभिलाषी विप्रर्षिः परिबभ्राम मेदिनीम् / कन्यामलभमानो ऽसौ पितृवाक्येन दीपितः / चिन्तामवाप महीतमतीवोद्वग्नमानसः
kanyābhilāṣī viprarṣiḥ paribabhrāma medinīm / kanyāmalabhamāno 'sau pitṛvākyena dīpitaḥ / cintāmavāpa mahītamatīvodvagnamānasaḥ
కన్యాభిలాష గల విప్రఋషి భూమండలమంతా తిరిగెను. కన్యను పొందలేక, తండ్రి వాక్యముచే ప్రేరితుడై, అతడు తీవ్రమైన చింతలో పడెను; మనస్సు అత్యంత కలత చెందెను।
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Unfulfilled desire (kanyābhilāṣa) and the dharmic push toward marriage/householder life; anxiety arises when kāma and dharma obligations conflict or remain unmet.
Vedantic Theme: Rāga-śoka cycle: attachment leading to distress; need to transform desire into dharmically ordered pursuit.
Application: Pursue life-goals through ethical means and community support; when blocked, examine motives, reduce obsession, and align with dharma rather than compulsion.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: earthwide wandering/pilgrimage-like roaming
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.89.3 (explicit questions about obtaining a wife and uplifting Pitṛs)
FAQs
This verse shows how unchecked longing and external pressure (a father’s urging) can disturb the mind; the text uses such episodes to warn that desire should be guided by dharma, not agitation.
It does not directly describe the post-death journey here; instead it sets a moral-psychological ground—mental agitation driven by desire becomes a cause for further actions (karma) that later shape one’s fate.
Make major life decisions (marriage, relationships) from clarity and dharmic counsel rather than compulsion or anxiety; reduce agitation by aligning desire with responsibility and ethical conduct.