Shloka 32
Means to Liberation: Supremacy of Hari, Proper Salutations, and Purāṇic Authority
तेषां दुः खमिह लोके परत्र भविष्यते नात्र विचार्यमस्ति / प्रायश्चित्तं स्वस्ति विप्राः कथञ्चित्तत्कुर्वन्तु स्मरणं नाम विष्णोः
teṣāṃ duḥ khamiha loke paratra bhaviṣyate nātra vicāryamasti / prāyaścittaṃ svasti viprāḥ kathañcittatkurvantu smaraṇaṃ nāma viṣṇoḥ
สำหรับคนเช่นนั้น ความทุกข์จักเกิดทั้งในโลกนี้และโลกหน้า—ไม่ต้องไตร่ตรองให้ลังเล. เพราะฉะนั้น ดูก่อนพราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย ขอความสวัสดีจงมี; ขอให้เขาทำการไถ่โทษ (ปรायัศจิตตะ) และเหนือสิ่งอื่นใดคือระลึกถึงพระนามแห่งพระวิษณุ.
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey
Concept: Wrong worship yields suffering in this world and the next; remedy is prāyaścitta and, supremely, Viṣṇu-nāma-smaraṇa.
Vedantic Theme: Nāma as salvific support (nāma-mahātmyam) and karma-phala inevitability tempered by atonement and devotion.
Application: When one realizes ritual/theological error, undertake appropriate expiation, correct the practice, and establish daily remembrance/recitation of Viṣṇu’s names.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.1.31; Garuda Purana 3.1.33
FAQs
This verse states that suffering follows wrongdoing both here and hereafter, so expiation is recommended as a remedial dharmic act to reduce karmic burden.
It links moral action to post-mortem outcomes: those who incur sin face pain in the next world, and the text points to expiation and Vishnu’s Name as safeguards that support the soul’s welfare.
Accept accountability for harmful actions, perform sincere corrective practices (prāyaścitta), and cultivate steady Vishnu-nāma smaraṇa as a daily discipline aligned with dharma.