Shloka 21

Dhvaja–Dhūmra–Paśu-Ākṛti Śakuna: Interpreting Banner, Smoke, and Animal-Form Omens by Stations

Devanagari script

वृषस्थाने स्थिते सिंहे सौभाग्यञ्च धनादिकम् / स्थिते शुनि वृषस्थाने बलश्रीकाम ईरितः

Transliteration

vṛṣasthāne sthite siṃhe saubhāgyañca dhanādikam / sthite śuni vṛṣasthāne balaśrīkāma īritaḥ

Translation

إذا استقرّت الشمس في برج الثور (فِرِشَبها) قيل إنها تمنح السعادة والمال وما شابهه من المكاسب. وإذا استقرّ زحل (شَني) في برج الثور وُصف بأنه يهب القوة والازدهار وتحقيق المراد.

Word by Word

• वृषस्थाने: in the place/sign of Taurus
• वृषस्थाने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष-स्थान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of place)

• स्थिते: when (it is) situated/placed
• स्थिते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-सप्तमी एकवचन (सन्दर्भानुसार)

• सिंहे: in/with the lion
• सिंहे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: Karma/Phala (Object/Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; फलवाचक (result)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• धनादिकम्: wealth and the like
• धनादिकम्: Karma/Phala (Object/Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘आदि’प्रत्ययार्थ (etc.)

• स्थिते: when situated
• स्थिते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• शुनि: in/with the dog
• शुनि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वन्/शुन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (श्वन्-शब्द)

• वृषस्थाने: in Taurus-place
• वृषस्थाने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष-स्थान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• बलश्रीकामः: strength, prosperity, and desire (are)
• बलश्रीकामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल-श्री-काम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वार्थ (collective: strength, prosperity, desire)

• ईरितः: is said/declared
• ईरितः: Predicate (Vidheyabhava)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईर् (धातु) → ईरित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Graha-sthiti as a karmic indicator: placements correlate with bhoga (experienced results) such as wealth, strength, and fulfilled desires.

Vedantic Theme: Prārabdha-karma and the unfolding of results within māyā; recognition of cosmic causality without denying higher liberation.

Application: Use as a rule in natal/omenic interpretation: assess Surya and Shani in Vrishabha for likely artha (wealth) and bala/śrī (strength/prosperity) outcomes; cultivate dana/discipline to harmonize results.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: zodiacal sign (rashi) / astrological locus

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.199 (jyotisha/śakuna-phala sequence on rashi-sthāna outcomes)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Surya (Sun)
• Shani (Saturn)
• Vrishabha (Taurus)

FAQs

What is the importance of planetary placements in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the text also preserves Jyotisha-style phala (results), linking specific graha placements—like the Sun or Saturn in Taurus—to predicted outcomes such as wealth, strength, and prosperity.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

Rather than describing the after-death journey, this verse focuses on worldly karmic-fruit indicators through astrology, implying that one’s life conditions (prosperity, power, fulfillment) unfold through time under graha influences.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reflective guide: cultivate dharmic effort and discipline when seeking wealth or fulfillment, and consult qualified Jyotisha tradition carefully instead of treating single verses as deterministic predictions.