Shloka 23

रामायणकथासंक्षेपः — ब्रह्मोक्तो रामावतारवृत्तान्तः

Devanagari script

आगत्य रामः सून्याञ्च पर्णशालां ददर्श ह / शोकं कृत्वाथ जानक्या मार्गणं कृतवान्प्रभुः

Transliteration

āgatya rāmaḥ sūnyāñca parṇaśālāṃ dadarśa ha / śokaṃ kṛtvātha jānakyā mārgaṇaṃ kṛtavānprabhuḥ

Translation

Pagdating ni Rāma, nakita niyang walang laman ang kubong dahon. Sa matinding dalamhati para kay Jānakī, ang Panginoon ay nagsimulang maghanap sa kanya.

Word by Word

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having come’

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शून्याम्: empty
• शून्याम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शून्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘पर्णशालाम्’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• पर्णशालाम्: leaf-hut
• पर्णशालाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्णशाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ह: indeed (narrative particle)
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक निपात (expletive/particle, narrative)

• शोकम्: grief
• शोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having felt/made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having done/made’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• जानक्याः: of Jānakī
• जानक्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• मार्गणम्: search
• मार्गणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृतवान्: did/performed
• कृतवान्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्तवतुँ (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्तवतुँ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (perfective participle used with finite sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग: ‘did/has done’

• प्रभुः: the lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष्य (apposition to ‘रामः’)

Speaker

Narrator (not a direct Vishnu–Garuda speech verse based on content)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viraha (separation) intensifies devotion and righteous resolve; grief can be transmuted into dharmic effort.

Vedantic Theme: Duḥkha as a catalyst for vairāgya and focused pursuit of the good; impermanence of worldly supports.

Application: When faced with loss, allow grief but channel it into constructive steps and seeking support rather than collapse.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: hermitage dwelling

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.143.24 (rites and onward journey)

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Janaki (Sita)

FAQs

What is the central event described in this verse?

Rama reaches the leaf-hut, finds it empty, grieves, and begins searching for Janaki (Sita).

Does this verse describe Garuda Purana afterlife teachings (Yama, preta, pindadana)?

No. The vocabulary and characters indicate a Ramayana episode rather than Garuda Purana’s afterlife/ritual discourse.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights attentive responsibility and active effort in crisis—grief is acknowledged, but followed by purposeful action.