Shloka 93
Dharma–Adharma Marks; Daśāha, Piṇḍa Formation, Śrāddha Calendar, Śayyā-dāna, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa Rules
उपकारकरं स्त्रीणां यद्भवोदिह किञ्चन / भूषणं गात्रलग्नञ्च वस्तु भोग्यादिकञ्च यत्
upakārakaraṃ strīṇāṃ yadbhavodiha kiñcana / bhūṣaṇaṃ gātralagnañca vastu bhogyādikañca yat
ในโลกนี้ สิ่งใดก็ตามที่เป็นประโยชน์แก่สตรีไม่ว่าประการใด—ไม่ว่าจะเป็นเครื่องประดับ สิ่งที่สวมใส่ติดกาย หรือทรัพย์สิ่งของที่ใช้สอยและเสพได้—ทั้งหมดนับอยู่ในหมวดนี้
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Classification of beneficial possessions (upakara) as eligible items for ritual arrangement/offering.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma as right ordering of material means in service of sacred duty (artha subordinated to dharma).
Application: Identify and set aside women’s supportive/auspicious items (ornaments, worn articles, usable goods) when preparing household ritual inventories or donations.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: household
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.34.94-97 (arrangement, worship, mantra, offering to brahmin)
FAQs
This verse classifies items that are considered beneficial to women—ornaments, body-worn articles, and enjoyable goods—indicating they are treated as a distinct set of personal possessions in the text’s discussion of worldly belongings and dharmic handling.
Indirectly: it emphasizes that worldly objects—especially personal effects like jewellery and body-worn items—belong to the realm of material benefit and enjoyment, contrasting with the soul’s post-death journey where merit, rites, and dharma (not possessions) are decisive.
Treat possessions as supportive but temporary; prioritize ethical conduct and proper dharmic duties, and handle personal belongings (especially intimate, body-worn items) with clarity, consent, and family harmony during life and in end-of-life planning.