Shloka 32

Manasa Progenitors, Pitṛ Orders, Dakṣa’s Alliances, and the Dakṣa-Yajña Rupture

Devanagari script

सन्तोषं च तथा तुष्टिर्लोभं पुष्टिरसूयत / मेधा श्रुतं क्रिया दण्डं लयं विनयमेव च

Transliteration

santoṣaṃ ca tathā tuṣṭirlobhaṃ puṣṭirasūyata / medhā śrutaṃ kriyā daṇḍaṃ layaṃ vinayameva ca

Translation

Contentment and satisfaction; greed and nourishment; freedom from envy; intelligence, learning, disciplined action, just punishment, dissolution (restraint), and humility as well.

Word by Word

• सन्तोषम्: contentment
• सन्तोषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्तोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

• तुष्टिः: Tuṣṭi (Satisfaction)
• तुष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• लोभम्: greed
• लोभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पुष्टिः: Puṣṭi (Nourishment)
• पुष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• असूयत: gave birth to/produced
• असूयत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सूय् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘असूयत’ = अजायत/असृजत (bore/produced)

• मेधा: Medhā (Intelligence)
• मेधा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• श्रुतम्: learning/that which is heard (Śruti)
• श्रुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• क्रिया: Kriyā (Action/rite)
• क्रिया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दण्डम्: punishment/rod
• दण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• लयम्: dissolution/absorption
• लयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विनयम्: humility/discipline
• विनयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Catalog of inner qualities: santoṣa/tūṣṭi (contentment), lobha (greed), puṣṭi (nourishment), asūyā-abhāva (non-envy), medhā/śruta (intellect/learning), kriyā/daṇḍa (right action/just correction), laya (restraint/dissolution), vinaya (humility).

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi: cultivating sattva through contentment, learning, disciplined action, and humility; managing rajas/tamas via restraint and just correction.

Application: Practice gratitude and contentment; pursue learning with humility; apply discipline and proportionate correction; reduce envy and greed through mindful restraint.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5 (virtue-progeny sequence)

FAQs

What is the importance of contentment (santoṣa) in Garuda Purana?

This verse places santoṣa and tuṣṭi among key dharmic qualities, implying inner satisfaction stabilizes conduct and reduces harmful impulses like greed and envy.

How does this verse connect to karma and moral consequences?

By listing virtues (non-envy, humility, learning, disciplined action) alongside corrective discipline (daṇḍa), it frames ethical character as the basis for karmic outcomes and social-spiritual order.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice contentment and humility, reduce envy and greed, and pair learning with disciplined action—treating self-restraint as a daily spiritual discipline.