Shloka 30

Vāstu-pūjā, Vāstu-maṇḍala Deities, Site Computations, and Doorway/Tree Prescriptions

Devanagari script

वामपार्श्वेन स्वापिति नात्र कार्या विचारणा / सिंहकन्यातुलायां च द्वारं शुध्येदथोत्तरम्

Transliteration

vāmapārśvena svāpiti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā / siṃhakanyātulāyāṃ ca dvāraṃ śudhyedathottaram

Translation

If one sleeps on the left side, no special deliberation is required. And in the zodiac signs Leo, Virgo, and Libra, the doorway should be ritually purified; thereafter one should proceed northward.

Word by Word

• वामपार्श्वेन: by/with the left side
• वामपार्श्वेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; वामपार्श्व = ‘वामं पार्श्वम्’ (left side)

• स्वापिति: sleeps
• स्वापिति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्; रूपं पाठानुसारं (स्वपिति/स्वापिति)

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कार्या: to be done/necessary
• कार्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातु से यत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done/necessary)

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

• सिंहकन्यातुलायाम्: in (the signs) Leo, Virgo, and Libra
• सिंहकन्यातुलायाम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह + कन्या + तुला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सिंह-कन्या-तुला = (राशिनाम-समाहारः) ‘Leo, Virgo, Libra’ (copulative list)

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

• द्वारम्: door/entrance
• द्वारम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शुध्येत्: should be purified/should be proper
• शुध्येत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध्/शुध्य् (धातु; शुध् = शुद्धौ)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्

• अथ: then
• अथ: Avyaya (Discourse particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• उत्तरम्: north/northern
• उत्तरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; दिशावाचक (northern)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Harmony of body, space, and auspicious timing; purification and directionality support well-being and ritual cleanliness.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva through śauca (purity) and regulated living; aligning microcosm (body) with macrocosm (time/space).

Application: Sleeping on the left side is permitted without special concern; for the specified rāśis, purify the doorway and then proceed/align northward (as per the text’s directional prescription).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: domestic/architectural

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.46 (vāstu/auspicious rules: directions, doors, bodily conduct)

FAQs

What is the importance of door (dwāra) purification in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats the doorway as a ritual threshold: when certain zodiac signs are operative, cleansing the entrance is prescribed to maintain auspiciousness and ritual purity in household practice.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it gives practical dharmic/ritual guidance (sleeping posture and doorway purification) that supports orderly, auspicious living—an indirect support to dharma emphasized throughout the Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat the home entrance as a sacred boundary: keep it clean, perform simple purification (cleaning, lamp/incense, mantra if customary), and follow consistent, calm daily disciplines rather than overthinking minor bodily habits like sleeping on the left side.