Shloka 16

Devanagari script

अर्कार्किचन्द्रा दशमे ग्रहा एकादशे खिलाः / बुधो ऽथ द्वादशे चैव भार्गवः सुखदो भवेत्

Transliteration

arkārkicandrā daśame grahā ekādaśe khilāḥ / budho 'tha dvādaśe caiva bhārgavaḥ sukhado bhavet

Translation

When the Sun, Saturn, and the Moon are situated in the tenth house, and the remaining planets in the eleventh, then—if Mercury is in the twelfth—Venus indeed becomes a giver of happiness.

Word by Word

• अर्कार्किचन्द्राः: the Sun, Saturn, and the Moon
• अर्कार्किचन्द्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्कि (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः

• दशमे: in the tenth (house/place)
• दशमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• ग्रहाः: planets
• ग्रहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• एकादशे: in the eleventh (house/place)
• एकादशे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• खिलाः: remaining, others
• खिलाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (to ग्रहाः)

• बुधः: Mercury
• बुधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse marker (क्रमसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (sequencing particle)

• द्वादशे: in the twelfth (house/place)
• द्वादशे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava (Venus)
• भार्गवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुखदः: giver of happiness
• सुखदः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखद (प्रातिपदिक; सुख + द)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (to भार्गवः)

• भवेत्: would be, becomes
• भवेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (addressing Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Public action (10th) and gains (11th) are shaped by graha distribution; 12th-house placement can transmute enjoyment into sukha when moderated—Venus as refined happiness rather than excess.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-yoga balance: engagement (pravṛtti) and withdrawal (nivṛtti) both serve inner purification when guided by discernment.

Application: Pursue duty and reputation (10th) ethically; manage networks and income (11th) responsibly; use 12th-house themes for charity, sleep hygiene, retreats, and controlled pleasures—turning Venusian desire into contentment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.61: bhāva-wise graha placements culminating in 12th-house note

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Arka)
• Shani (Arki)
• Chandra
• Budha
• Shukra (Bhargava)

FAQs

What is the importance of this planetary combination in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a specific Jyotiṣa placement-pattern and states its result: under these placements, Venus (Bhārgava) functions as a giver of happiness (sukha-da), indicating an auspicious outcome.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

This particular verse does not describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it belongs to an astrology-focused section, linking planetary placements with results experienced in embodied life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional reference for interpreting planetary placements (especially Venus and Mercury) in chart analysis, while prioritizing dharma-based conduct since the Purana consistently frames well-being as supported by ethical living.