Shloka 8

Jāmbavatī’s Vaiṣṇava-Ācāra: Grace, Sense-Consecration, and Pilgrimage to Śrīnivāsa on Veṅkaṭādri

Devanagari script

पित्रा साकं सा तु कन्या खगेन्द्र वैराग्ययुक्ता श्रवणात्संबभूव / केशं च मित्रं द्विरदादिकं च अनर्घ्यरत्नानि गृहादिकं च

Transliteration

pitrā sākaṃ sā tu kanyā khagendra vairāgyayuktā śravaṇātsaṃbabhūva / keśaṃ ca mitraṃ dviradādikaṃ ca anarghyaratnāni gṛhādikaṃ ca

Translation

يا خَغِندرا (غارودا)، إنّ تلك الفتاة مع أبيها امتلأت بالزهد (فيراغيا) لمجرّد السماع. فتخلّت عن شعرها زينةً، وعن الأصدقاء والرفاق، وعن الفيلة وسائر الممتلكات، وعن الجواهر النفيسة، والبيوت وما شابه ذلك.

Word by Word

• पित्रा: with (her) father
• पित्रा: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• साकम्: together with
• साकम्: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• कन्या: the maiden/girl
• कन्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• खगेन्द्र: O lord of birds (Garuḍa)
• खगेन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (खगानाम् इन्द्रः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• वैराग्ययुक्ता: endowed with dispassion
• वैराग्ययुक्ता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैराग्य-युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (वैराग्येन युक्ता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रवणात्: from hearing
• श्रवणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• सम्-बभूव: arose/came to be
• सम्-बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• केशम्: hair
• केशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• मित्रम्: friend
• मित्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्विरदादिकम्: elephants and the like
• द्विरदादिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विरद-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (द्विरदः आदि यस्य/द्विरदादि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अनर्घ्यरत्नानि: priceless gems
• अनर्घ्यरत्नानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनर्घ्य-रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (अनर्घ्याणि रत्नानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गृहादिकम्: house and the like
• गृहादिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (गृहं आदि यस्य/गृहादि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vairāgya arising from śravaṇa; abandonment of external markers of status and luxury as a step toward liberation-oriented life.

Vedantic Theme: Anityatva-darśana (seeing impermanence) leading to vairāgya; disidentification from upādhis and possessions.

Application: Practice conscious simplification: reduce luxury, status-signaling, and excess; redirect resources/time to sādhana and service.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: household

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana’s recurring praise of vairāgya and bhakti as antidotes to saṃsāra

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (Khagendra)
• Father (pitṛ)
• Maiden (kanyā)

FAQs

What is the importance of śravaṇa (hearing sacred teaching) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that mere listening can awaken vairāgya—deep detachment—powerful enough to make one relinquish worldly attachments and turn inward toward liberation.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey and death-awareness taught in the Garuda Purana?

By emphasizing renunciation of possessions and relationships, it supports the Purana’s broader message: at death, externals cannot accompany the jīva, so cultivating detachment while living is a safeguard for the after-death journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Regularly listen to dharma teachings, simplify possessions, and practice non-attachment—so responsibilities are met without clinging, and the mind stays prepared for impermanence.