Shloka 89

Dharma–Adharma Marks; Daśāha, Piṇḍa Formation, Śrāddha Calendar, Śayyā-dāna, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa Rules

Devanagari script

विमानवरमारूढः सेव्यमानो ऽप्सरोगणैः / आभूतसंप्लवं यावत् तिष्ठेत् पातकवर्जितः

Transliteration

vimānavaramārūḍhaḥ sevyamāno 'psarogaṇaiḥ / ābhūtasaṃplavaṃ yāvat tiṣṭhet pātakavarjitaḥ

Translation

وہ بہترین وِمان پر سوار ہو کر اپسراؤں کے گروہوں کی خدمت پاتا ہے؛ گناہ سے پاک ہو کر قیامتِ کائنات (پرلَی) تک وہیں ٹھہرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• vimāna-vara-ārūḍhaḥ: mounted on an excellent aerial car
• vimāna-vara-ārūḍhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक) + ārūḍha (कृदन्त; √ruh रुह् + ā, kta)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of implied 'saḥ/pretaḥ'

• sevyamānaḥ: being served
• sevyamānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sev (सेव् धातु)
• Form: Vartamāna-kāla-kṛdanta; śatṛ/śānac-type passive participle (karmaṇi), Puṃliṅga Prathamā Ekavacana; 'being served'

• apsarogaṇaiḥ: by groups of apsarases
• apsarogaṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apsaras (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; karaṇa/agent-instrument in passive

• ā-bhūta-saṃplavam: until the great dissolution
• ā-bhūta-saṃplavam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ā (उपसर्ग/avyaya) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃplava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; avyayībhāva = 'up to the cosmic dissolution' (limit)

• yāvat: until/as long as
• yāvat: Kāla-sambandha (कालसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; avadhi-bodhaka (limit marker) = 'as long as/until'

• tiṣṭhet: may remain
• tiṣṭhet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• pātaka-varjitaḥ: free from sin
• pātaka-varjitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक) + varjita (कृदन्त; √vṛj/varj वर्ज्, kta)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of subject

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Svarga

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Merit yields exalted conveyance (vimāna) and celestial service; purified karma sustains residence until cosmic dissolution.

Vedantic Theme: Impermanence of even heavenly rewards (ending at pralaya) hints that svarga is not final liberation.

Application: Cultivate sattvic merit (dāna, śrāddha, dharma) while remembering that ultimate aim surpasses svarga.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial court/pleasure-groves (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.34.88 (svarga via śayyā-dāna); Garuda Purana 2.34.90–92 (ritual supports and dāna specifics)

Characters & Entities

• Apsaras

FAQs

What is the importance of being pātaka-varjita (free from sin) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links freedom from pātaka (sin) with access to exalted post-death enjoyment—riding a divine vimāna and being honored in heavenly realms—indicating that ethical purity and meritorious living shape the soul’s post-mortem destination.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It presents a karmic outcome: a virtuous, sinless person attains a celestial station marked by divine conveyance (vimāna) and refined pleasures (apsarā-attendance), remaining there for an immense duration—up to cosmic dissolution—rather than immediately facing punitive regions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate pātaka-avoidance through dharmic conduct—truthfulness, restraint, compassion, and responsible living—so that one’s actions (karma) incline toward auspicious results rather than suffering after death.