Shloka 16

Devanagari script

एतद्धारयमाणश्च यं यं पश्यति चक्षुषा / स वशी स्याद्विपाप्मा च रोगमुक्तो दिवं व्रजेत्

Transliteration

etaddhārayamāṇaśca yaṃ yaṃ paśyati cakṣuṣā / sa vaśī syādvipāpmā ca rogamukto divaṃ vrajet

Translation

مَن يحمل هذا (يحفظه أو يلبسه)، ثم ينظر بعينيه إلى من يشاء—يصبح ذا سطوةٍ وضبطٍ للنفس؛ ويتحرر من الإثم، ويبرأ من المرض، ويمضي إلى العوالم السماوية.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (hymn/amulet)
• एतत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (कर्मरूपेण—धारयमाणः एतत्)

• धारयमाणः: (one) bearing/reciting
• धारयमाणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु) → धारयमाण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्तः (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगः)

• यम्: whomever
• यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगः)

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु; पश्य-आदेशः)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• चक्षुषा: with (his) eyes
• चक्षुषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वशी: self-controlled, powerful
• वशी: Karta-Complement (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• स्यात्: would become
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विपाप्मा: free from sin
• विपाप्मा: Karta-Complement (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपाप्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; वि + पाप्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• रोगमुक्तः: freed from disease
• रोगमुक्तः: Karta-Complement (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोगमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; रोग + मुक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (रोगात् मुक्तः)

• दिवम्: heaven
• दिवम्: Karman (Object/Goal कर्म/गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौस् (प्रातिपदिक; दिवम् = स्वर्गम्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• व्रजेत्: would go
• व्रजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Efficacy of dhāraṇa/japa: sustained bearing of sacred protection yields pāpa-kṣaya, roga-nivṛtti, and svarga-gati.

Vedantic Theme: Purification (pāpa-kṣaya) as preparatory; grace mediated through disciplined practice; movement from vyavahāra benefits to higher gati.

Application: Keep the kavaca text on one’s person or memorize and recite daily; pair with ethical restraint to align claimed fruits (self-mastery, purity, health).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: soteriological trajectory (earth to heaven)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.196.12-15 (the kavaca content whose fruits are stated here)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of bearing (dhāraṇa) a sacred teaching in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that simply preserving/holding the sacred item or instruction grants protection-like results: mastery over oneself, purification from sin, relief from disease, and a heavenward destiny.

How does this verse explain spiritual purification and destiny after death?

It links inner purity (vipāpmā) and freedom from bodily affliction (rogamukta) with an elevated post-mortem destination (divam vrajet), reflecting the Purana’s theme that dharmic observances shape the soul’s trajectory.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain a disciplined spiritual practice and keep sacred recitations/teachings with reverence; the verse emphasizes self-mastery, ethical purification, and health-supporting dharmic living as foundations for auspicious outcomes.