Shloka 7

Bhīma-Dvādaśī (Ekādaśī) Māhātmya and Varāha-Pūjā Vidhi

Devanagari script

अशिक्षया यथा पुत्रो गावो दूरगतैर्यथा / क्रोधेन च यथा शान्तिर्यथा वित्तमवद्धनात्

Transliteration

aśikṣayā yathā putro gāvo dūragatairyathā / krodhena ca yathā śāntiryathā vittamavaddhanāt

Translation

Durch mangelnde Zucht wird der Sohn zügellos; Kühe verirren sich, wenn man sie weit forttreibt; Frieden wird nicht durch Zorn erlangt; und Reichtum entsteht nicht aus dem, der ohne Mittel ist.

Word by Word

• अशिक्षया: by lack of training/education
• अशिक्षया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-शिक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Upamana marker (उपमान-निर्देशक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थक

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गावः: cows
• गावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दूरगतैः: by those who have gone far / by far-gone (ones)
• दूरगतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दूरगत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित) < दूर + गत (गम्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; समासः—कर्मधारय (‘gone far’)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Upamana marker (उपमान-निर्देशक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थक

• क्रोधेन: by anger
• क्रोधेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• यथा: as
• यथा: Upamana marker (उपमान-निर्देशक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थक

• शान्तिः: peace
• शान्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Upamana marker (उपमान-निर्देशक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थक

• वित्तम्: wealth
• वित्तम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अवद्धनात्: from non-wealth/poverty
• अवद्धनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-वद्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Outcomes require appropriate causes: discipline forms character; proper guidance prevents drift; peace needs kṣamā not krodha; wealth needs capability and right means.

Vedantic Theme: Causal order (karma-niyama) and mastery of mind (krodha-nigraha) as supports for higher pursuit.

Application: Invest in education and mentorship; keep responsibilities within manageable bounds; practice anger-management; build skills and ethical income streams.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: counsel on sadācāra, self-control, and household duties; warnings against krodha and negligence

FAQs

What is the importance of anger-control in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that peace cannot be produced by anger, presenting krodha as self-defeating and urging restraint as a dharmic necessity.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it supports the Garuda Purana’s broader ethic that inner discipline and calmness are prerequisites for dharmic living, which in turn shapes one’s karmic trajectory.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Train the mind like a child through steady discipline, avoid decisions made in anger, and recognize that stability (including prosperity) comes from right means and right conduct.