Shloka 10

Dṛṣṭānta on Siddhi: Pitṛ-Procedure, Non-Delusion, and Vyākaraṇa Classifications

Devanagari script

अस्मानेष व्रजेत्सस्यादृक्साम स च गच्छति / कुटीच्छाया तथा छाया सन्धयो ऽन्ये तथेदृशाः

Transliteration

asmāneṣa vrajetsasyādṛksāma sa ca gacchati / kuṭīcchāyā tathā chāyā sandhayo 'nye tathedṛśāḥ

Translation

เมื่อผู้ใดละจากโลกนี้ไป เงารูปอันละเอียดซึ่งเป็นเหมือนตนก็ไปพร้อมกันด้วย ดุจเงาแห่งกระท่อม ฉันนั้นเงาและภาวะแห่งรอยต่อ (สันธิ) เป็นต้น ล้วนพึ่งพาและติดตาม มิได้มีสภาวะเป็นอิสระ

Word by Word

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; बहुवचनम्; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative plural)

• एषः: this (person)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; एकवचनम्; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative singular)

• व्रजेत्: should go
• व्रजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथम-पुरुषः; एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• तस्य: of that/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः/नपुंसकलिङ्गः; एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive singular)

• अदृक्: (one) without sight; blind (f.)
• अदृक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदृक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• साम: equal; same
• साम: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम् (Nom./Acc. singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; एकवचनम्; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present); प्रथम-पुरुषः; एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• कुटीच्छाया: the hut’s shadow
• कुटीच्छाया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुटी (प्रातिपदिक) + छाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम् (Nominative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुट्याः छाया)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: in that manner)

• छाया: shadow
• छाया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• सन्धयः: sandhi-junctions
• सन्धयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural)

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural)

• तथा: similarly
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb)

• ईदृशाः: of this kind; such
• ईदृशाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: A departing being is accompanied by a subtle likeness; certain phenomena (shadow, hut-shade, junction-like appearances) are dependent and not independently substantial.

Vedantic Theme: Vivarta/ābhāsa (appearance) and dependence (paratantratā) of phenomena; distinction between gross and subtle.

Application: Cultivate viveka: treat bodily identity and worldly ‘shadows’ as dependent appearances; reduce clinging at death and in daily life.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: subtle body (liṅga/ātivāhika) accompanying the jīva after death (general parallel themes)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu
• Jiva
• Subtle body

FAQs

What is the importance of the “subtle counterpart” (sāma/ādṛk) in Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes that at death the departing being is accompanied by a likeness—understood as the subtle mode of existence—supporting the Garuda Purana’s model of post-death travel beyond the gross body.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

By comparing the departing self to shadow-like, dependent phenomena, it suggests the traveler after death is not the discarded physical body but a continuing, accompanying subtle presence that proceeds onward.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live with awareness that character and inner tendencies continue beyond external circumstances; prioritize dharma, self-discipline, and purifying actions, as the ‘inner self’ is what truly accompanies one.