Shloka 42

Brahmā’s Curse, Four Births, and the Dharma of Shared Embodiment

Draupadī/Kṛṣṇā

Devanagari script

शच्याद्या द्रौपदीदेहे नापुः संगं च मारुतः / तासामतोन्यगामित्वं कृष्णादेहे न चिन्तयेत्

Transliteration

śacyādyā draupadīdehe nāpuḥ saṃgaṃ ca mārutaḥ / tāsāmatonyagāmitvaṃ kṛṣṇādehe na cintayet

Translation

إنَّ شَجِي (Śacī) وسائرَ القريناتِ الإلهيات لم ينلنَ أيَّ اتحادٍ جنسيٍّ في جسدِ دراوبدي، ولا إلهُ الريح كذلك. فلذلك لا ينبغي أن يُتَصَوَّرَ أنهنَّ وقعنَ في الزنا في جسدِ كِرِشنا (دراوبدي).

Word by Word

• शचि-आद्याः: Śacī and others
• शचि-आद्याः: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शचि (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; तत्पुरुष (śaci-ādyāḥ = ‘Śacī and others’)

• द्रौपदी-देहे: in Draupadī’s body
• द्रौपदी-देहे: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Locative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (draupadyāḥ dehe)

• न: not
• न: निषेध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• आपुः: attained/reached
• आपुः: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सङ्गम्: association/union
• सङ्गम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• मारुतः: Māruta (Wind)
• मारुतः: कर्ता (co-subject/agent in context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• तासाम्: of them
• तासाम्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (pronoun)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: हेतु (reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (therefore/from this)

• अन्यगामित्वम्: going to another (infidelity)
• अन्यगामित्वम्: कर्म (object of चिन्तयेत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + गामित्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular; तत्पुरुष (anya-gāmitva = ‘going to another’, i.e., infidelity)

• कृष्णा-देहे: in Kṛṣṇā’s (Draupadī’s) body
• कृष्णा-देहे: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Locative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kṛṣṇāyāḥ dehe)

• न: not
• न: निषेध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• चिन्तयेत्: should think/consider
• चिन्तयेत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Do not project illicit sexuality onto divine/human exemplars without warrant; uphold chastity and avoid calumny.

Vedantic Theme: Śuddhi of mind (antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi) through right understanding; avoiding adhyāropa (false superimposition) born of suspicion.

Application: Refrain from gossip and character assassination; interpret narratives with charity and textual context; practice mental restraint (saṃyama).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.17.43 (explicit interpretive instruction)

Characters & Entities

• Śacī
• Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā)
• Māruta (Vāyu)

FAQs

What is the importance of protecting a person’s reputation in the Garuda Purana?

This verse warns against forming accusations of adultery based on superficial narratives; it frames such suspicion as improper thinking (na cintayet) and upholds dharma by discouraging slander.

How does this verse address the question of Draupadī’s purity?

It states that no sexual union occurred in Draupadī’s body involving Śacī and others (and even Vāyu), so the idea of ‘anyagāmitva’ (adultery) should not be applied to Kṛṣṇā/Draupadī.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid character-judgments and gossip; interpret sacred narratives with restraint and charity, and do not project immoral intent where the text explicitly denies it.