Shloka 13

Kālin̄dī’s Austerity; True Tapas and Prāyaścitta; Kṛṣṇa’s Grace and Marriage

Devanagari script

अनर्पितैर्गन्धपुष्पादिकैश्च अनर्पितैर्भूषणैर्वस्त्रजातैः / अवैष्णवानां दिग्धगन्धादिदोषैर्गात्रं दग्धं कदा ह्युद्धरिष्ये मुकुन्द

Transliteration

anarpitairgandhapuṣpādikaiśca anarpitairbhūṣaṇairvastrajātaiḥ / avaiṣṇavānāṃ digdhagandhādidoṣairgātraṃ dagdhaṃ kadā hyuddhariṣye mukunda

Translation

Con fragancias, flores y cosas semejantes que jamás te fueron ofrecidas, y con ornamentos y vestiduras que nunca fueron consagrados—por las faltas de quienes no son devotos de Viṣṇu, como perfumes manchados y otros vicios—mi cuerpo queda abrasado. ¡Oh Mukunda!, ¿cuándo, en verdad, me sacarás de aquí y me salvarás?

Word by Word

• अनर्पितैः: by unoffered
• अनर्पितैः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्प् (धातु) → अर्पित (कृदन्त, क्त) + अन्- (नञ्)
• Form: Past passive participle with negation (नञ् + क्त-कृदन्त); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies गन्धपुष्पादिकैः

• गन्ध-पुष्प-आदिकैः: with perfumes, flowers, and the like
• गन्ध-पुष्प-आदिकैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (गन्धश्च पुष्पं च) + ‘आदि’ as ‘etc.’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• अनर्पितैः: by unoffered
• अनर्पितैः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्प् (धातु) → अर्पित (कृदन्त, क्त) + अन्- (नञ्)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies भूषणैः/वस्त्रजातैः

• भूषणैः: with ornaments
• भूषणैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• वस्त्र-जातैः: with sets of garments
• वस्त्र-जातैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + जात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष-समासः (वस्त्राणां जातम् = collection of garments)

• अवैष्णवानाम्: of non-Vaiṣṇavas
• अवैष्णवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक) + अ- (नञ्)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• दिग्ध-गन्ध-आदि-दोषैः: by faults such as smeared/tainted smell, etc.
• दिग्ध-गन्ध-आदि-दोषैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिग्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष-समासः (दिग्धगन्धादयः दोषाः)

• गात्रम्: the body
• गात्रम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• दग्धम्: burnt, scorched
• दग्धम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु) → दग्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with गात्रम्

• कदा: when?
• कदा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; interrogative adverb (प्रश्नवाचक)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (निपात)

• उद्धरिष्ये: shall I lift out / rescue
• उद्धरिष्ये: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्/Periphrastic future), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• मुकुन्द: O Mukunda
• मुकुन्द: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

A repentant devotee addressing Lord Vishnu (Mukunda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Only what is offered to Bhagavan becomes purifying; enjoyment without dedication and association with non-devotion yields inner ‘burning’ and bondage; surrender to Mukunda is the remedy.

Vedantic Theme: Ishvara-anugraha (grace) and sharanagati; transformation of karma through bhakti and arpanabuddhi (offering-attitude).

Application: Consecrate daily enjoyments (fragrance, clothing, adornment) by offering to Vishnu first; cultivate satsanga; avoid actions/associations that strengthen forgetfulness of Hari; practice confession and prayer.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Preta-khanda): emphasis on Vishnu-smriti and bhakti as rescue from suffering; Garuda Purana: shraddha/puja sections where offerings and dedication are praised

Characters & Entities

• Mukunda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of offering fragrance, flowers, clothes, and ornaments to Vishnu first in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames unoffered personal enjoyments as spiritually tainted; dedicating them first to Mukunda transforms enjoyment into devotion and reduces fault (doṣa).

How does this verse explain spiritual harm or suffering?

It depicts the ‘body being burned’ by doṣas arising from impure or non-devotional use of sense-objects, implying that neglect of dedication to Viṣṇu leads to inner affliction and karmic distress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before using perfumes, flowers, special clothes, or ornaments, mentally offer them to Viṣṇu (or include them in daily pūjā), and cultivate Vaiṣṇava devotion as the primary remedy for doṣa.