Shloka 11

Kālin̄dī’s Austerity; True Tapas and Prāyaścitta; Kṛṣṇa’s Grace and Marriage

Devanagari script

अवैष्णवान्नैः शिग्रुशाकादिकैश्च ह्यनर्पितान्नैश्च तथाप्यसंस्कृतैः / तथाप्यभक्ष्यै रसना च दग्धा कदा द्रक्ष्ये तव वक्त्रं मुकुन्द

Transliteration

avaiṣṇavānnaiḥ śigruśākādikaiśca hyanarpitānnaiśca tathāpyasaṃskṛtaiḥ / tathāpyabhakṣyai rasanā ca dagdhā kadā drakṣye tava vaktraṃ mukunda

Translation

Ich aß Speise von Nicht-Vaiṣṇavas, auch Grünzeug wie śigru, und Nahrung, die nicht zuvor (dem Herrn) dargebracht wurde, ebenso Ungeweihtes; ja sogar Unerlaubtes—darum ist meine Zunge wie versengt. O Mukunda, wann werde ich Dein Antlitz schauen?

Word by Word

• a-vaiṣṇava-annaiḥ: with non-Vaiṣṇava foods
• a-vaiṣṇava-annaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a (नञ्) + vaiṣṇava (प्रातिपदिक) + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: नञ्-तत्पुरुष ‘अवैष्णवान्नैः’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• śigru-śāka-ādikaiḥ: with moringa-greens etc.
• śigru-śāka-ādikaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śigru (प्रातिपदिक) + śāka (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + ka (क-प्रत्यय)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष ‘शिग्रुशाकादयः’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• an-arpita-annaiḥ: with unoffered foods
• an-arpita-annaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: an (नञ्) + arpita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: नञ्-तत्पुरुष ‘अनर्पितान्नैः’ (foods not offered); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• tathā-api: even so
• tathā-api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय) + api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुच्चय (concessive: ‘even so’)

• a-saṃskṛtaiḥ: unclean/unsanctified
• a-saṃskṛtaiḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a (नञ्) + saṃskṛta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘uncooked/unsanctified/unrefined’

• tathā-api: even so
• tathā-api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय) + api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (concessive)

• a-bhakṣyaiḥ: with forbidden foods
• a-bhakṣyaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a (नञ्) + bhakṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘inedible/forbidden foods’

• rasanā: the tongue
• rasanā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• dagdhā: burnt
• dagdhā: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dah (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘burnt’

• kadā: when
• kadā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (time)

• drakṣye: shall I see
• drakṣye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• vaktram: face
• vaktram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mukunda: O Mukunda
• mukunda: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukunda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

A repentant devotee (jīva) addressing Lord Vishnu (Mukunda) in a prayerful lament

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ahara-shuddhi supports mind’s purity; eating unoffered/impure/forbidden food harms spiritual progress; seek purification through devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Chitta-shuddhi via sattvika-ahara; sense-control as prerequisite for higher realization/bhakti.

Application: Adopt offered/sattvic diet; avoid food from sources that violate one’s vows; practice conscious restraint and atonement when lapses occur.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.21.9 (prasada vs indulgence); Garuda Purana 3.21.12 (purification through mantra/tirtha)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Mukunda)
• Vaiṣṇavas

FAQs

What is the importance of offering food (naivedya) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats unoffered food (anarpita-anna) as spiritually harmful; offering food to the Lord sanctifies consumption and aligns daily life with devotion and purity.

How does this verse relate to sin and purification in the Garuda Purana?

The speaker confesses eating impure and even forbidden foods, describing the tongue as ‘scorched’—a moral image of karmic stain—then seeks purification through the vision of Mukunda (devotional refuge).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain mindful dietary discipline: avoid knowingly unethical/impure sources, keep food clean and sattvic where possible, and offer meals with gratitude/prayer before eating.