Shloka 25

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

Draupadī/Kṛṣṇā

Devanagari script

सम्यक्त्वभर्तृसंयोगो भविष्यति विना भवम् / यतोनया च पार्वत्या प्रेरिता एव सर्वशः

Transliteration

samyaktvabhartṛsaṃyogo bhaviṣyati vinā bhavam / yatonayā ca pārvatyā preritā eva sarvaśaḥ

Translation

পুনৰায় সংসাৰ-ভৱত নপৰি, যথাৰ্থ স্বামীৰ সৈতে সম্যক্ মিলন নিশ্চয় হ’ব; কিয়নো সি সৰ্বতোভাবে জ্ঞানৱতী পাৰ্বতীৰ দ্বাৰা প্ৰেৰিত আৰু পথপ্ৰদৰ্শিত হৈছিল।

Word by Word

• सम्यक्त्व-भर्तृ-संयोगः: proper union with a husband
• सम्यक्त्व-भर्तृ-संयोगः: कर्ता/विषय (प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्यक्त्व + भर्तृ + संयोग (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘सम्यक्त्वेन भर्तृणा सह संयोगः’ (अर्थानुसार)

• भविष्यति: will be/will happen
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विना: without
• विना: अपादानार्थ/वियोग (separation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश अव्यय; वियोगार्थक (preposition-like indeclinable)

• भवम्: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवम्: कर्म (विना-योगे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• यतोनया: since/by this (woman)
• यतोनया: हेतु (cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् + अनया (सर्वनाम)
• Form: सन्ध्यन्तरगत: ‘यतस्’ (अव्यय, कारणार्थ ‘because/since’) + ‘अनया’ (स्त्री, तृतीया, एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध-निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पार्वत्या: by Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: करण/कर्ता (agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• प्रेरिता: impelled/urged
• प्रेरिता: कर्मणि-भाव (state; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ईर्/ईर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (सापेक्षं: ‘सा’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध-निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• सर्वशः: in every way/entirely
• सर्वशः: क्रियाविशेषण (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Freedom from further bhava (re-becoming) is possible through higher guidance; rightful union symbolizes restoration of dharmic order and/or spiritual completion.

Vedantic Theme: Transcending saṃsāra through grace and right alignment; the ‘true husband’ can be read as the soul’s return to its rightful Lord.

Application: Seek wise guidance (guru/śāstra/devī-anugraha) to avoid repeating harmful cycles; align relationships and duties with dharma to reduce saṃsāric entanglement.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): saṃsāra as ‘bhava’ and the possibility of release through devotion and right conduct

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the importance of divine guidance (like Pārvatī’s instruction) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents divine guidance as a decisive force that steers a person toward a rightful outcome, even overriding the need for further worldly becoming (bhava).

How does this verse relate to rebirth (bhava) and post-death outcomes?

It explicitly states that the promised reunion can occur “without bhava,” implying fulfillment without another cycle of rebirth, aligning the result with higher spiritual causality rather than repeated embodiment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Seek right counsel, act with integrity in relationships, and follow dharmic guidance—because correct direction and intention are portrayed as shaping outcomes beyond ordinary worldly cycles.