Shloka 66

Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi

Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

पित्र्यं नयामि प्रविहायैव ये तु पित्रुद्देशात्केवलं यः करोति / स पापात्मा नरकान्वै प्रयातीत्येतद्वाक्यं सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि

Transliteration

pitryaṃ nayāmi pravihāyaiva ye tu pitruddeśātkevalaṃ yaḥ karoti / sa pāpātmā narakānvai prayātītyetadvākyaṃ satyametadbravīmi

Translation

Hindi ko dinadala ang gayong tao sa daigdig ng mga Pitṛ (mga ninunong banal). Ngunit ang sinumang gumagawa ng mga ritwal nang pangalan lamang—“sa ngalan ng mga ninuno” habang iniiwan ang tunay na tungkulin—ang makasalanang kaluluwang iyon ay tunay na mapupunta sa mga impiyerno. Totoo ang pahayag na ito; kaya ito ang aking ipinahahayag.

Word by Word

• पित्र्यम्: (to) the ancestral realm / to the Pitṛs
• पित्र्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘नयामि’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• नयामि: I lead
• नयामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रविहाय: having abandoned
• प्रविहाय: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विहा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव (indeclinable gerund)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (but/indeed)

• पितृ-उद्देशात्: for the sake of (in the name of) the ancestors
• पितृ-उद्देशात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पितॄणाम् उद्देशः); पुँलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादानार्थ (source/ground)

• केवलम्: merely
• केवलम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: केवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: merely)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of ‘करोति’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• करोति: does
• करोति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of ‘प्रयाति’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पापात्मा: a sinful-souled person
• पापात्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नरकान्: hells
• नरकान्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘प्रयाति’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (indeed)

• प्रयाति: goes
• प्रयाति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति (quotative)

• एतत्-वाक्यम्: this statement
• एतत्-वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘ब्रवीमि’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (object of ‘ब्रवीमि’)

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘ब्रवीमि’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘ब्रवीमि’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ब्रवीमि: I say
• ब्रवीमि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Naraka

Shraddha Ritual

Beneficiary: Pitr

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śrāddha performed merely as a name/formality (kevala-uddeśa) without true duty and faith becomes adharma and yields naraka.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala governed by ṛta/dharma; intention (bhāva) and right performance (vidhi) condition the fruit.

Application: Perform ancestral rites with śraddhā, correct procedure, and genuine intent; avoid tokenism in religious duties and family obligations.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: otherworldly realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: śrāddha-vidhi and consequences of neglect (general); Garuda Purana: pitṛ-tarpaṇa/pinda-dāna sections (general)

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Naraka

FAQs

What is the importance of Pitṛ-dharma (ancestral duty) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that abandoning genuine responsibility toward the Pitṛs and doing rites only as a hollow formality leads to adverse karmic results, even Naraka, showing Pitṛ-dharma must be sincere and properly observed.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death in relation to the Pitṛs?

It distinguishes outcomes: one is not led to the Pitṛ-realm when ancestral rites are abandoned or reduced to mere pretense; instead, the soul is said to proceed toward hellish states due to that wrongdoing.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform Śrāddha or remembrance of ancestors with sincerity, ethical conduct, and correct intention—avoiding token gestures—so that ritual aligns with dharma and compassion rather than social display.