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Shloka 111

Ācāra-Nirṇaya: Varṇa-Āśrama Dharma, Śauca, Snāna, Sandhyā, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and Gṛhastha-Dinacaryā

Devanagari script

पुष्यस्नानादिकं स्नानं दैवज्ञविधिचोदितम् / तद्धि काम्यं समुद्दिष्टं नाकामस्तत्प्रयोजयेत्

Transliteration

puṣyasnānādikaṃ snānaṃ daivajñavidhicoditam / taddhi kāmyaṃ samuddiṣṭaṃ nākāmastatprayojayet

Translation

إن طقوس الاغتسال مثل «غُسل بوشْيَة» (Puṣya-snāna) وما شابهها، الموصوفة وفق القواعد التي يوصي بها المنجّم (daivajña)، قد عُدَّت من أعمال الكامْيَ (المقصودة لنيل ثمرةٍ مرغوبة). لذلك فمن لا رغبة له في ذلك لا ينبغي أن يُجريها.

Word by Word
पुष्यस्नानादिकम्such as bathing on Puṣya (asterism), etc.
पुष्यस्नानादिकम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (पुष्ये स्नानम् इत्यादि यस्य तत्) विशेषणम् (स्नानम् इति)
स्नानम्bathing
स्नानम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootस्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
दैवज्ञविधिचोदितम्enjoined by the rule of an astrologer
दैवज्ञविधिचोदितम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदैवज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + चोदित (चुद्/चोद् धातोः क्त-प्रत्यय)
Formक्त-कृदन्त-विशेषणम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (दैवज्ञस्य विधिना चोदितम्)
तत्that
तत्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चय/हेतु-अव्ययम् (particle)
काम्यम्desire-motivated/optional
काम्यम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकाम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (तत् इति)
समुद्दिष्टम्is prescribed/stated
समुद्दिष्टम्:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-उद्-दिश् (धातु) + त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
Formक्त-कृदन्तः, नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगः ‘is stated’
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्ययम् (negation)
अकामःone without desire
अकामः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअ-काम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; नञ्-पूर्वकः; कर्तृपदं (प्रयोजयेत् इति)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
प्रयोजयेत्should employ/undertake
प्रयोजयेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-युज् (धातु, णिच्)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्तः (causative)
Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kāmya rites are motivated by specific desires and results; one who is akāma (desire-free) should not engage them—hinting at niṣkāma orientation.

Vedantic Theme: Movement from kāmya-karma toward niṣkāma-karma/vairāgya; reducing saṅkalpa-driven action to purify intention.

Application: Be honest about motivation: undertake optional ‘result-seeking’ observances only with clear purpose; otherwise prioritize simple daily duties and devotion without bargaining for outcomes.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual setting under astrological timing

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.213.108 (kāmya as a category within eightfold purification)

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
G
Garuda
D
Daivajna

FAQs

This verse classifies astrologer-prescribed special baths (like Puṣya-snāna) as kāmya—meant for obtaining specific outcomes—thereby distinguishing them from fruitless (niṣkāma) dharmic practice.

By discouraging desire-driven rites for the desireless, it implies that spiritual progress is tied to reducing attachment to results—shifting from merit-seeking actions toward inner purification and detachment.

Perform rituals with clarity of intent: if you are seeking a particular worldly result, kāmya rites may be appropriate; if cultivating detachment, prioritize simple purity, prayer, and duty without result-fixation.

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