Shloka 9

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

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Devanagari script

क्रचित्कथञ्चित्स भुवः प्रदेशे प्रजायते सूकरराड्विशिष्टः / वर्षोपलानां समवर्णशोभं त्वक्सारपर्वप्रभवं प्रदिष्टम्

Transliteration

kracitkathañcitsa bhuvaḥ pradeśe prajāyate sūkararāḍviśiṣṭaḥ / varṣopalānāṃ samavarṇaśobhaṃ tvaksāraparvaprabhavaṃ pradiṣṭam

Translation

En algún lugar, en cierta región de la tierra, nace un notable rey de los jabalíes. Se describe que el brillo de su piel iguala el color y el fulgor del granizo, y que ha nacido de nudos duros y de la recia capa exterior de la piel.

Word by Word

• कचित्: somewhere
• कचित्: Desha-Kala (Place/Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb: somewhere/at some time)

• कथञ्चित्: somehow
• कथञ्चित्: Prakara (Manner adjunct/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथञ्चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: somehow/by some means)

• सः: that (one)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम — “he/that (one)”

• भुवः: of the earth
• भुवः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — “of the earth”

• प्रदेशे: in a region
• प्रदेशे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — “in a region”

• प्रजायते: is born
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — “is born/comes into being”

• सूकर-राट्-विशिष्टः: a distinguished boar(-king)
• सूकर-राट्-विशिष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूकर (प्रातिपदिक) + राट् (प्रातिपदिक) + विशिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक/क्तान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — “distinguished as a boar-king / excellent boar”

• वर्ष-उपलानाम्: of hailstones
• वर्ष-उपलानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + उपल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष — “of hailstones” (lit. rain-stones)

• सम-वर्ण-शोभम्: with uniformly colored beauty
• सम-वर्ण-शोभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + शोभा/शोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — “having beauty of uniform color”

• त्वक्-सार-पर्व-प्रभवम्: originating from bark/essence/knots
• त्वक्-सार-पर्व-प्रभवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वक् (प्रातिपदिक) + सार (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष — “originating from bark/skin, resin/essence, and knots/joints” (as source-material)

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rarity and locality as determinants of extraordinary qualities; hardness and outer layers as causal bases for sheen/appearance.

Vedantic Theme: Causality in the phenomenal world: specific conditions yield specific attributes; recognition of gradations in prakṛti.

Application: In evaluating rare materials/skins/derivatives, consider environmental and structural causes (outer layers, knots, hardness) rather than mere appearance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: terrestrial region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.69 (continued catalog of origins/qualities)

FAQs

What is the importance of this unusual boar description in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a precise Purāṇic description of an extraordinary being arising in a specific earthly region, emphasizing how the text records distinctive signs and traits as part of its larger narrative mapping of the world.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey here; instead, it contributes to the Garuda Purana’s broader descriptive framework—where detailed depictions of beings and regions support later teachings on moral order, consequences, and cosmology.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to read Purāṇic descriptions carefully and contextually—observing how traditions encode meaning through detailed traits—while grounding one’s life in dharma rather than fascination with mere marvels.