Shloka 26

Jāmbavatī’s Vaiṣṇava-Ācāra: Grace, Sense-Consecration, and Pilgrimage to Śrīnivāsa on Veṅkaṭādri

Devanagari script

आदौ स्नात्वा हरिनिर्मात्यगन्धं विसर्जयित्वा श्रवणं वै चकार / पित्रा साकं भोजनं चापि कृत्वा अग्रे दिने क्रोशमेकं जगाम

Transliteration

ādau snātvā harinirmātyagandhaṃ visarjayitvā śravaṇaṃ vai cakāra / pitrā sākaṃ bhojanaṃ cāpi kṛtvā agre dine krośamekaṃ jagāma

Translation

เริ่มแรกเขาอาบน้ำ แล้วละทิ้งเครื่องหอมที่จัดไว้โดยพระหริ จากนั้นประกอบพิธีศราวณะ (การสดับ) ตามครรลอง ครั้นรับประทานร่วมกับบิดาแล้ว วันถัดไปจึงเดินทางต่อไปอีกหนึ่งโกรศ

Word by Word

• आदौ: at first
• आदौ: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग (locative used adverbially); ‘in the beginning’

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having bathed’

• हरिनिर्मात्यगन्धम्: fragrance prepared by Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिनिर्मात्यगन्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + निर्मात्य + गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (हरिणा निर्मातः गन्धः / हरिनिर्मात्यः गन्धः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विसर्जयित्वा: having discarded
• विसर्जयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√सृज् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund); ‘having discarded/let go’

• श्रवणम्: listening/hearing
• श्रवणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/assurance)

• चकार: did/performed
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पित्रा: with (her) father
• पित्रा: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• साकम्: together with
• साकम्: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (adverb/preposition: ‘together with’)

• भोजनम्: meal/eating
• भोजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावनार्थक निपात (also/even)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund); ‘having done’

• अग्रे: afterwards
• अग्रे: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग (locative used adverbially); ‘afterwards/next’

• दिने: on the day
• दिने: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• क्रोशम्: a krosha (distance measure)
• क्रोशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying क्रोशम्)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda, Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa (devotional listening) and śauca (purity) are integral to pilgrimage; disciplined routine sanctifies movement.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana through śravaṇa leading to antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi (inner purification).

Application: On pilgrimage (or any spiritual retreat), keep a daily rhythm: cleanse, listen/learn, eat mindfully, and proceed with moderation rather than haste.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha-route

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated stress on Hari-kathā/śravaṇa during tīrtha-yātrā; Garuda Purana: conduct codes for travelers and ritual purity

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Pitri (father)

FAQs

What is the importance of śravaṇa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents śravaṇa as a formal observance performed after ritual purification, indicating that hearing sacred instruction/recitation is treated as a meritorious rite supporting proper post-death order and dharmic conduct.

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

It depicts a regulated sequence—bathing, relinquishing ritual fragrance, performing śravaṇa, and then moving onward the next day by a measured distance (one krośa), reflecting the staged, day-by-day progression described in the Preta Kanda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain ritual cleanliness, include respectful śravaṇa/recitation in ancestral or funeral-related observances, and follow prescribed steps with discipline rather than haste—treating rites as structured dharma, not mere custom.