Shloka 25

Devanagari script

कर्माण्यत्र प्रधानानि सम्यगृक्षे शुभग्रहे / वसिष्ठकृतलग्नापि जानकी दुः खभाजनम्

Transliteration

karmāṇyatra pradhānāni samyagṛkṣe śubhagrahe / vasiṣṭhakṛtalagnāpi jānakī duḥ khabhājanam

Translation

في هذا العالم، الأعمال (الكارما) هي الأساس: فحتى مع نكشترةٍ مباركة وكواكبَ مُسعِدة، فإن جانكي (سيتا)—مع أن فاسيشثا هو الذي عيّن طالعها—صارت وعاءً للألم.

Word by Word

• कर्माणि: actions/deeds
• कर्माणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• अत्र: here/in this context
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb: here/in this matter)

• प्रधानानि: primary/most important
• प्रधानानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (Plural); विशेषणम्

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (properly/correctly)

• ऋक्षे: in the lunar mansion (nakṣatra)
• ऋक्षे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• शुभग्रहे: when the planet is auspicious
• शुभग्रहे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ-ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक; शुभ + ग्रह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• वसिष्ठकृतलग्ना: having a horoscope/ascendant set by Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठकृतलग्ना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसिष्ठ-कृत-लग्ना (प्रातिपदिक; वसिष्ठ + कृत + लग्ना)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular); विशेषणम् (जानकी-विशेषणम्)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अप्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (even/also)

• जानकी: Jānakī (Sītā)
• जानकी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• दुःखभाजनम्: a receptacle of sorrow; one destined for suffering
• दुःखभाजनम्: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख-भाजन (प्रातिपदिक; दुःख + भाजन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular); विधेय-नाम (predicate nominative)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Karma is primary; even auspicious nakṣatra/graha and expert lagna-setting cannot prevent destined suffering—ethical action matters more than astrological assurances.

Vedantic Theme: Prārabdha’s dominance over external prognostics; cultivate dharma and inner steadiness rather than superstition; īśvara’s order beyond calculation.

Application: Use astrology/omens as secondary at most; prioritize ethical choices, resilience, and service when adversity comes despite ‘good timings’.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: itihāsa landscape (implicit)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated prioritization of karma over external rites/omens when divorced from dharma (general parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Jānakī (Sītā)

FAQs

What is the importance of karma over astrology in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that deeds are primary; even perfect astrological conditions cannot override the results of karma.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing karma as the governing principle, it implies the soul’s experiences—here and after death—follow the moral causality of actions rather than external omens.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Prioritize ethical conduct, duty, and restraint over reliance on auspicious timings; use astrology only as guidance, not as a substitute for right action.