Shloka 5
सिद्धयोगस्त्यजन्देहममृतत्वमिहाप्नुयात् / दातातिथिप्रियो ज्ञानी गृही श्राद्धे ऽपिमुच्यते
siddhayogastyajandehamamṛtatvamihāpnuyāt / dātātithipriyo jñānī gṛhī śrāddhe 'pimucyate
سِدھ یوگی جسم کو ترک کر کے یہیں امرتتْو (موکش) پا لیتا ہے۔ اور جو داتا، مہمان نواز اور گیانی گِرہست ہو، وہ بھی شرادھ کے پُنّیہ سے آزاد ہو جاتا ہے۔
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)
Concept: A siddha-yogin attains amṛtatva (liberation) upon relinquishing the body; even a wise householder devoted to charity and honoring guests is freed through śrāddha merit.
Vedantic Theme: Jīvanmukti/paramamukti orientation: transcendence of body-identification; also karma-yoga supports purification leading toward release.
Application: For renunciants: steady yoga culminating in non-identification with body. For householders: cultivate generosity, hospitality, and perform śrāddha with sincerity as purifying, elevating acts.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Preta-kalpa and śrāddha sections emphasizing śrāddha’s efficacy for ancestors and the performer (general thematic link)
FAQs
This verse presents śrāddha as a liberating, merit-bearing practice—especially when supported by dharmic conduct like charity and honoring guests—showing it is spiritually efficacious beyond mere ritual formality.
It contrasts two dharmic paths to release: the renunciate path of perfected yoga culminating in leaving the body for immortality, and the householder path where wisdom and righteous duties—particularly śrāddha—also lead to freedom.
Cultivate dāna (giving), atithi-sevā (hospitality), and informed śrāddha observance with sincerity—integrating spiritual practice with ethical household life.