Shloka 5

Devanagari script

योनिः प्रवेशमायाति नात्र कार्या विचारणा / नीलीपटोलमूलानि साज्यानि तिलवारिणा

Transliteration

yoniḥ praveśamāyāti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā / nīlīpaṭolamūlāni sājyāni tilavāriṇā

Translation

It enters the womb—there is no need for further doubt about this. With sesame-water mixed with ghee, one should administer the roots of nīlī and paṭola as the prescribed remedy.

Word by Word

• योनिः: the womb/vagina
• योनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• प्रवेशम्: entry/penetration
• प्रवेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• आयाति: comes/attains
• आयाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

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

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्याः: to be done
• कार्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (कृदन्त; √कृ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषणम् (to be done)

• विचारणा: consideration/deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• नीलीपटोलमूलानि: roots of nīlī and paṭola
• नीलीपटोलमूलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीली + पटोल + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासः (नील्याः पटोलस्य मूलानि)

• साज्यानि: mixed with ghee
• साज्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (आज्यसहितानि)

• तिलवारिणा: with sesame-water
• तिलवारिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल + वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तिलस्य वारि)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Authoritative knowledge (pramana) dispels doubt in applied practice; correct vehicle (anupana) matters.

Vedantic Theme: Pramana-based action: right knowledge guiding right practice (yathartha-jnana leading to pravritti).

Application: Administer nīlī and paṭola roots with tilavāri (sesame-water) and ghee as the medium/vehicle as prescribed.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.202 (anupana/vehicles like ghrita, tila-udaka, tandula-udaka across remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Yoni

FAQs

What is the importance of yoni-praveśa (entry into the womb) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse asserts rebirth plainly—entry into the womb is presented as a definite stage of embodied existence, not a matter for doubt.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

In the broader Preta Kanda narrative, the soul’s post-death journey culminates in re-embodiment; here the text emphasizes the certainty of returning to birth (yoni-praveśa) within saṃsāra.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages sobriety about karmic continuity—live ethically to shape future outcomes, and if following tradition, observe prescribed rites (like tilodaka offerings) with care and guidance.