Shloka 47

Kāraṇa-vyākhyā: Cosmic Agents, Rudra-Forms, Sense-Purity, and Ānanda-Tāratamya

Devanagari script

एतादृशं तव नैवेद्यशेषं न भुक्तं वै सर्वदादित्यरूपम् / अनर्पितं तव देवस्य विष्णोर्भुक्तं मया बहुवारं मुकुन्द

Transliteration

etādṛśaṃ tava naivedyaśeṣaṃ na bhuktaṃ vai sarvadādityarūpam / anarpitaṃ tava devasya viṣṇorbhuktaṃ mayā bahuvāraṃ mukunda

Translation

De tels restes de naivedya qui Te sont destinés—Toi qui demeures toujours sous la forme du Soleil—je les ai, en vérité, mangés maintes fois, ô Mukunda, sans les avoir d’abord offerts à Toi, Seigneur Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• एतादृशम्: such (as this)
• एतादृशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (नैवेद्यशेषम्) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नैवेद्य-शेषम्: remnant of the offering
• नैवेद्य-शेषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• भुक्तम्: eaten
• भुक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्त (कृदन्त, √भुज्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (नैवेद्यशेषम्) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• आदित्य-रूपम्: sun-like in form
• आदित्य-रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (आदित्यस्य रूपम् इव/आदित्यरूपम्)

• अनर्पितम्: not offered
• अनर्पितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनर्पित (कृदन्त, √अर्प्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP) नकार-प्रत्ययेन निषेध (not offered), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तव: to you/your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• देवस्य: of the Lord
• देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• विष्णोः: of Vishnu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• भुक्तम्: eaten
• भुक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्त (कृदन्त, √भुज्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (एतादृशं नैवेद्यशेषम्) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• बहु-वारम्: many times
• बहु-वारम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative: many times); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (बहवः वाराः)

• मुकुन्द: O Mukunda
• मुकुन्द: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/householder (confessional voice addressing Lord Vishnu as Mukunda) within an upasana/ritual context

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Aparādha-bodha (recognition of fault) and the necessity of offering to Viṣṇu before consumption; sanctification of sustenance through īśvara-arpaṇa.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as antaryāmin and sākṣin; karma becomes purifying when offered (īśvara-arpita) rather than appropriated by ego.

Application: Adopt the habit of offering food mentally or ritually before eating; cultivate accountability and repentance when lapses occur.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred precinct

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: recurring stress on naivedya, prasāda, and avoiding aparādha toward Viṣṇu (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Mukunda
• Aditya (Sun)

FAQs

What is the importance of offering food (naivedya) before eating in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames eating without first offering to Vishnu as a devotional fault (aparadha), stressing that food should be sanctified as naivedya/prasada through remembrance and offering.

How does this verse relate to spiritual accountability in daily life?

By openly admitting repeated lapses—eating what should have been offered—the verse highlights self-audit, repentance, and renewed discipline as part of worship and dharma.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a simple habit: mentally or ritually offer your meal to Vishnu (Mukunda) before eating, treating food as prasada and cultivating gratitude and restraint.