Shloka 103

Ācāra-Nirṇaya: Varṇa-Āśrama Dharma, Śauca, Snāna, Sandhyā, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and Gṛhastha-Dinacaryā

Devanagari script

अयाचितोपपन्ने तु नास्ति दोषः प्रतिग्रहे / अमृतं तद्विदुर्देवास्तस्मात्तन्नैव वर्जयेत्

Transliteration

ayācitopapanne tu nāsti doṣaḥ pratigrahe / amṛtaṃ tadvidurdevāstasmāttannaiva varjayet

Translation

Wenn eine Gabe von selbst kommt, ohne erbeten zu sein, liegt im Annehmen kein Fehl. Die Devas wissen, dass eine ungebetene Darbringung wie Nektar ist; darum soll man sie nicht zurückweisen.

Word by Word

• अयाचितोपपन्ने: in a gift that has come unasked
• अयाचितोपपन्ने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयाचित (कृदन्त; √याच् (धातु) + क्त, नञ्-पूर्वक) + उपपन्न (कृदन्त; उप-√पद्/√पद् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रतिग्रह-विशेषण), ‘अयाचिते उपपन्ने’ इति सति (locative absolute sense)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दोषः: fault/sin
• दोषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• प्रतिग्रहे: in accepting (a gift)
• प्रतिग्रहे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• अमृतम्: nectar; (figuratively) something pure
• अमृतम्: Karma/Predicate-Nominative (सम्बोधन/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विदुः: know/consider
• विदुः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तद्धित/सर्वनाम-निबद्ध-अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक (ablatival adverb: ‘therefore/from that’)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• वर्जयेत्: should avoid
• वर्जयेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृज्/√वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (teaching Garuḍa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Unsolicited (ayācita) gifts are blameless to accept; refusing them can be improper when offered in good faith.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva and non-appropriation: accept what comes without craving; avoid desire-driven solicitation that binds the mind.

Application: Do not pressure others for support; if help arrives unasked, accept with gratitude and without entitlement; keep motives transparent.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.213.104–106 (warnings against complacency; prāyaścitta for livelihood methods)

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

What does Garuda Purana say about accepting gifts without asking?

This verse states that accepting an unsolicited gift (ayācita) carries no fault (doṣa) in pratigraha, and should not be rejected.

Why is an unsolicited offering compared to nectar (amṛta)?

Because it is considered pure and free from the taint of solicitation or bargaining, making it spiritually wholesome—like amṛta in its merit.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid pressuring others for support; if help comes voluntarily and ethically, accept it with gratitude and without greed or manipulation.