Shloka 64

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

भवेत्तत्पुण्यिपापाभ्यां पुण्यभोगी च मारुतः / कष्टभङ्गः कलिलयो नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

bhavettatpuṇyipāpābhyāṃ puṇyabhogī ca mārutaḥ / kaṣṭabhaṅgaḥ kalilayo nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

Aus den angesammelten Verdiensten und Sünden wird Vāyu, der Lebenshauch, zum Genießer des Verdienstes und kostet seine lieblichen Früchte; und er wird zum Brecher der Mühsal inmitten von Verwirrung und Bedrängnis — darüber bedarf es keiner weiteren Zweifel oder Erwägung.

Word by Word

• भवेत्: may be/occurs
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• तत्: his/that
• तत्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (intended: ‘his/that’s’ as determiner)

• पुण्यि-पापाभ्याम्: by merit and sin
• पुण्यि-पापाभ्याम्: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्यिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), द्विवचन; Instrumental dual; ‘by merit and sin’

• पुण्य-भोगी: enjoyer of merit
• पुण्य-भोगी: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य + भोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (puṇyasya bhogī)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मारुतः: Māruta/Vāyu
• मारुतः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• कष्ट-भङ्गः: removal of hardship
• कष्ट-भङ्गः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कष्ट + भङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kaṣṭasya bhaṅgaḥ)

• कलि-लयः: dissolution/end of Kali
• कलि-लयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि + लय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kaleḥ layaḥ)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Locative setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here/in this matter)

• कार्या: necessary
• कार्या: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done/necessary)

• विचारणा: consideration/deliberation
• विचारणा: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Karmic accumulation (punya/papa) conditions experience; vāyu/prāṇa functions as the locus through which merit is enjoyed and hardships are mitigated within embodied confusion.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala operates through subtle instruments (prāṇa/antahkaraṇa); certainty in causal law reduces doubt and mental agitation.

Application: Strengthen wholesome karma and sattvic living to stabilize prāṇa; when distressed, work with breath and conduct to ‘break’ hardship—reduce confusion through disciplined routine and ethical action.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana teachings on karma-phala and subtle-body instruments (prāṇa) mediating experience (general thematic link)

Characters & Entities

• Maruta (Vayu/Prana)
• Karma (Punya-Papa)

FAQs

What is the importance of punya and papa (merit and sin) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that merit and sin directly shape the being’s experience: merit yields enjoyable results, and karmic force governs how suffering is met or relieved—so karma is the decisive principle in the post-death narrative.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

By linking post-death experience to puṇya-pāpa, it implies the subtle journey is not random: the life-force/sūkṣma functioning (here called māruta) becomes the carrier of karmic fruition, encountering relief or hardship according to deeds.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate puṇya through ethical conduct, charity, and restraint, and avoid harmful actions that generate pāpa—because the text frames one’s future experience as a direct outcome of these choices.