Shloka 33

Moksha and Svarga through Dāna, Tīrtha, Nāma-smaraṇa, and Bhāva

Devanagari script

ग्रासमात्रं नियमतो नित्यदानं करोति यः / चतुश्चामरसंयुक्तविमानेनाधिगच्छति

Transliteration

grāsamātraṃ niyamato nityadānaṃ karoti yaḥ / catuścāmarasaṃyuktavimānenādhigacchati

Translation

ผู้ใดรักษาวินัยทำทานทุกวัน แม้เพียงคำเดียว ผู้นั้นย่อมได้วิมานทิพย์ประดับด้วยพัดจามรสี่คัน.

Word by Word

• grāsamātram: only a mouthful
• grāsamātram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grāsa-mātra (ग्रास-मात्र)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular, Neuter

• niyamataḥ: regularly/according to rule
• niyamataḥ: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: niyama (नियम)
• Form: Adverb (Tasil Pratyaya/तसिल्)

• nityadānam: daily charity
• nityadānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nitya-dāna (नित्य-दान)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular, Neuter

• karoti: does/performs
• karoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ)
• Form: Present Tense (Lat/लट्), 3rd Person (Prathama/प्रथम), Singular

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular, Masculine

• catuścāmarasaṃyuktavimānena: by a vehicle equipped with four chowries
• catuścāmarasaṃyuktavimānena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur-cāmara-saṃyukta-vimāna (चतुर्-चामर-संयुक्त-विमान)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular, Neuter

• adhigacchati: attains/goes to
• adhigacchati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: adhi-gam (अधि-गम्)
• Form: Present Tense (Lat/लट्), 3rd Person (Prathama/प्रथम), Singular

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nitya-dāna (even minimal) yields great puṇya and exalted post-mortem fruition.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala-niyama (lawful fruition of action) and purification through sattvic giving.

Application: Adopt a daily habit of giving—food, water, or essentials—consistently, even in small quantity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Preta/ācāra sections): recurring praise of dāna as purifier and svarga-bestower; Garuda Purana: vimāna imagery as puṇya-phala motif

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Vimana

FAQs

What is the importance of daily charity (nitya-dāna) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse teaches that even a minimal gift—one mouthful of food—when given daily with discipline produces great merit and leads to elevated post-death rewards.

How does this verse explain the soul’s path after death?

By linking disciplined charity to attainment of a celestial vimāna, it frames punya as a force that supports a favorable transition and higher realms after death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Commit to a small, consistent act of giving—especially food—every day (to a needy person, guest, or animal), treating regularity as more important than quantity.