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Shloka 31

An exposition on the fruits of charity and on entry into a body

Garbhotpatti, Piṇḍa-śarīra, and Antya-kāla-kriyā

Devanagari script

दशप्राणगुणोपेतं यो जानाति स योगवित् / मज्जास्थिशुक्रमांसानि रोम रक्तं बलं तथा

Transliteration

daśaprāṇaguṇopetaṃ yo jānāti sa yogavit / majjāsthiśukramāṃsāni roma raktaṃ balaṃ tathā

Translation

Wer (den Körper) als mit den Eigenschaften der zehn prāṇas (Lebenswinde) ausgestattet erkennt, ist wahrlich ein Kenner des Yoga; er kennt auch seine Bestandteile — Mark, Knochen, Samen, Fleisch, Haar/Behaarung, Blut und ebenso die Kraft.

Word by Word
दशप्राणगुणोपेतम्endowed with the qualities of the ten vital airs
दशप्राणगुणोपेतम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootदश + प्राण + गुण + उपेत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (उप+इ→उपेत); तत्पुरुषः—दशप्राणगुणैः उपेतम्
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)
जानातिknows
जानाति:
Kriya (Action)
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
सःhe
सः:
Karta (Correlative subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
योगवित्knower of yoga
योगवित्:
Pratijna/Predicate nominative
TypeNoun
Rootयोग + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—योगं वेत्ति इति
मज्जाmarrow
मज्जा:
Karma (Enumerated object)
TypeNoun
Rootमज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशे सूचीकरणम्)
अस्थिbone
अस्थि:
Karma (Enumerated object)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (सूचीकरणम्)
शुक्रsemen
शुक्र:
Karma (Enumerated object)
TypeNoun
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (सूचीकरणम्)
मांसानिflesh
मांसानि:
Karma (Enumerated object)
TypeNoun
Rootमांस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
रोमhair
रोम:
Karma (Enumerated object)
TypeNoun
Rootरोमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
रक्तम्blood
रक्तम्:
Karma (Enumerated object)
TypeNoun
Rootरक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
बलम्strength
बलम्:
Karma (Enumerated object)
TypeNoun
Rootबल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
तथाand also
तथा:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय/एवकारार्थक (and also/likewise)
Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: True yoga-knowledge includes understanding the ten vital airs and the body’s material constituents; such knowledge supports non-identification with the body.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka between ātman and śarīra; prāṇa and dhātus are objects of knowledge, not the knower.

Application: In practice, observe breath and vital functions (prāṇa-vāyus) and contemplate the body as composite dhātus to reduce attachment and fear.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: inner body (prāṇa network and dhātu field)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.32.30 (nāḍīs/kośas/indriyas); Garuda Purana 2.32.32 (pañcabhūta basis of the piṇḍa)

Characters & Entities
P
Prana

FAQs

This verse frames true yogic understanding as knowledge of the body’s functioning through the ten vital airs, emphasizing prana as the key principle that animates embodied life.

By distinguishing the living dynamics (pranas) from the body’s material constituents (marrow, bone, blood, etc.), it supports the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching that life and post-death transition involve more than the physical body alone.

Cultivate awareness of breath and vitality (prana) through disciplined living and practice, and reduce over-identification with the body by remembering it is a composite of changing elements.

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