Shloka 39

Nirūpaṇa (Nāḍī–Svara-Nirūpaṇam): Breath Currents, Omens, and Action-Timing

Devanagari script

जायते नात्र सन्देह हन्द्रो यद्यग्रतः स्थितः / मेष्याद्या दश या नाड्यो दक्षिणा वाम संस्थिताः

Transliteration

jāyate nātra sandeha handro yadyagrataḥ sthitaḥ / meṣyādyā daśa yā nāḍyo dakṣiṇā vāma saṃsthitāḥ

Translation

لا ريب في ذلك: إذا كان «هاندرا» (المُؤشِّر/العلامة) قائمًا في الأمام، وقع الأثر يقينًا. وأمّا النَّوادِي العشر المبتدئة بـ«ميشيا»، القائمة في اليمين واليسار، فينبغي فهمها على هذا النحو.

Word by Word

• जायते: arises/occurs
• जायते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदी

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this case
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: here/in this matter)

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हन्द्रः: Handra (proper name/term)
• हन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (दुर्लभ-शब्दः/पाठान्तरसम्भवः)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional: if)

• अग्रतः: in front
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (in front/ahead)

• स्थितः: standing/placed
• स्थितः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्था)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृत् (past participle)

• मेष्याद्याः: beginning with Meṣyā
• मेष्याद्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेष्य+आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष) = मेष्याः आद्याः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (नाड्यः)

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; (अव्ययवत्) प्रथमा/द्वितीया-बहुवचनार्थे प्रयोगः; विशेषण (नाड्यः)

• याः: which
• याः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम विशेषण (नाड्यः)

• नाड्यः: channels/tubes (nāḍīs)
• नाड्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाडी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दक्षिणाः: right-side
• दक्षिणाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (नाड्यः)

• वाम: left
• वाम: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (वाम-सम्बन्धः)

• संस्थिताः: situated/arranged
• संस्थिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्√स्था)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृत् (past participle)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Predictive certainty is grounded in a structured system of indicators and subtle channels; knowledge is systematic rather than arbitrary.

Vedantic Theme: Sūkṣma-śarīra as an explanatory layer within vyavahāra; ordered correspondences (bandhu) between signs and outcomes.

Application: Use defined frameworks and taxonomies when making predictions/diagnoses; document indicators and avoid improvisation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: subtle-body channels (nāḍī) mapped to right/left

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.67 (nāḍī/śakuna schema; Meṣyā-ādi daśa nāḍyaḥ)

FAQs

What is the importance of nāḍīs in Garuda Purana?

This verse treats nāḍīs as subtle channels whose right/left placement and associated indicators are used to determine outcomes connected with the dying process and subtle-body movement.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By pointing to nāḍīs and a forward ‘indicator’ (handra), it implies that the soul’s transition is linked with specific subtle-body signs and channel dynamics rather than being random.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reflective teaching: treat end-of-life moments with ritual clarity and mental steadiness, and consult authentic traditional guidance rather than superstition when interpreting signs.