Shloka 14

Graha-daśā, Rāśi-adhipatya, Śakuna (Omens), and Nakṣatra-Lakṣaṇa on the Solar Diagram

Devanagari script

कार्पासौषधितैलं च पक्राङ्गारभुजङ्गमाः / मुक्तकेशी रक्तमाल्यनग्नाद्यशुभमीक्षितम्

Transliteration

kārpāsauṣadhitailaṃ ca pakrāṅgārabhujaṅgamāḥ / muktakeśī raktamālyanagnādyaśubhamīkṣitam

Translation

Baumwollsamenöl und Heilöle, Schlangen inmitten glühender Kohlen, eine Frau mit offenem Haar, jemand mit einer Blutgirlande, Nacktheit und andere unheilvolle Anblicke — all dies gilt, wenn man es sieht, als böses Omen.

Word by Word

• कार्पास: cotton
• कार्पास: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्पास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (सूची)

• औषधि: herb/medicine
• औषधि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (सूची)

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पक्र: cooked food/ripe item (pākra)
• पक्र: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (सूची)

• अङ्गार: embers/charcoal
• अङ्गार: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (सूची)

• भुजङ्गमाः: serpents
• भुजङ्गमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• मुक्तकेशी: a woman with loose hair
• मुक्तकेशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त + केशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (मुक्ताः केशाः यस्याः सा)

• रक्तमाल्य: red garland
• रक्तमाल्य: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त + माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (सूची); कर्मधारय (रक्तं माल्यम्)

• नग्न: naked
• नग्न: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री/नपुंसक, प्रातिपदिक; अत्र सूची-रूपेण (नग्नः/नग्ना)

• आदि: and so on
• आदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Form: इत्यादि-अर्थे अव्यय (etc.)

• अशुभम्: inauspicious
• अशुभम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (ईक्षितम् इति विशेष्य)

• ईक्षितम्: (what is) seen; sighting
• ईक्षितम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used substantively)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Certain sights signify disorder and risk; wise conduct includes recognizing and avoiding/mitigating inauspicious conditions.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-vikṣobha and aśānti: tamasic/chaotic indicators disturb clarity; cultivate sattva through restraint and remedial practices.

Application: If confronted with disturbing signs at the outset, delay the undertaking, perform a brief śānti (prayer/grounding), and reassess safety.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.60.12-13 (auspicious signs contrasted); Garuda Purana 1.60.15 (directional results of a sign)

FAQs

What is the importance of inauspicious sights (aśubha darśana) in Garuda Purana?

This verse lists specific visual omens considered ritually and psychologically inauspicious, indicating times when one should be cautious, pause, or perform purification before sacred acts.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes purity and auspicious conduct in embodied life; maintaining dharmic order and ritual cleanliness is presented as supportive of favorable outcomes after death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before important rites or vows, cultivate a calm, pure setting; if disturbed by inauspicious impressions, pause, recollect the divine, and resume with a purified mind and intention.