Shloka 8

मुक्ता-उत्पत्ति-भेदाः, मूल्य-मान-निर्णयः, शोधन-परीक्षा-लक्षणानि

Pearl Sources, Valuation, Refinement, and Identification

Devanagari script

उत्पद्यते वारिचराननेषु मत्स्याश्चे ते मध्यचराः पयोधेः / वराहदंष्ट्राप्रभवं प्रदिष्टं तस्यैव दंष्ट्राङ्कुरतुल्यवर्णम्

Transliteration

utpadyate vāricarānaneṣu matsyāśce te madhyacarāḥ payodheḥ / varāhadaṃṣṭrāprabhavaṃ pradiṣṭaṃ tasyaiva daṃṣṭrāṅkuratulyavarṇam

Translation

Among aquatic creatures, fish are born and move in the mid-regions of the ocean. They are said to have originated from the tusk of Varāha, the sacred Boar, and their colour is described as like the sprout upon that very tusk.

Word by Word

• उत्पद्यते: arises
• उत्पद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — “arises”

• वारि-चर-अननेषु: in the mouths of aquatic creatures
• वारि-चर-अननेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक) + चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष — “in the mouths of water-moving creatures”

• मत्स्याः: fish
• मत्स्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — “fish”

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ए: indeed
• ए: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ए (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphatic/indeed)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम — “they/those”

• मध्य-चराः: mid-water dwelling
• मध्य-चराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष — “moving in the middle (waters)”

• पयोधेः: of the ocean
• पयोधेः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयोधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — “of the ocean”

• वराह-दंष्ट्रा-प्रभवम्: born from a boar’s tusk
• वराह-दंष्ट्रा-प्रभवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक) + दंष्ट्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — “originating from a boar’s tusk”

• प्रदिष्टम्: is declared
• प्रदिष्टम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दिश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — “is stated/declared”

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम — “of that”

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

• दंष्ट्रा-अङ्कुर-तुल्य-वर्णम्: colored like a tusk-sprout
• दंष्ट्रा-अङ्कुर-तुल्य-वर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दंष्ट्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कुर (प्रातिपदिक) + तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष — “having color like a tusk-sprout”

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Avatāra-sambandha: beings and their traits are traced to divine acts/forms (Varāha), making nature a field of sacred remembrance.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as upādāna/nimitta in Purāṇic idiom: divine sourcehood expressed through mythic genealogy.

Application: Contemplate Varāha while observing or engaging with oceanic life; treat nature as a reminder of the divine rather than mere resource.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: marine realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.69 (Varāha-related origin statements within ratna/jāti catalog)

Characters & Entities

• Varaha
• Matsya
• Ocean (Payodhi)

FAQs

What is the importance of Varaha in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse links aquatic life (fish) to Varaha’s tusk, presenting Varaha as a cosmic source in a creation-style genealogy typical of Purāṇic cosmology.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s post-death journey; it functions as a cosmological/etiological statement about the origin and nature of fish within the ocean.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages viewing life-forms as part of a sacred cosmic order, supporting attitudes of reverence, non-cruelty, and ecological responsibility.