Shloka 6
Madātyaya Nidāna and Lakṣaṇa: Liquor’s Qualities, Tridoṣa Presentations, and Fainting Signs
निरङ्कुश इव व्यालो न किञ्चिन्नाचरेत्ततः / इयं भूमिरवाच्यानां दौः शीलस्येदमास्पदम्
niraṅkuśa iva vyālo na kiñcinnācarettataḥ / iyaṃ bhūmiravācyānāṃ dauḥ śīlasyedamāspadam
अंकुशरहित वन्य पशु की भाँति वह फिर किसी बात का संयम नहीं रखता और निर्लज्ज होकर जैसा चाहे वैसा आचरण करता है। तब यह पृथ्वी अवाच्य कर्मों का निवास और दुष्शीलता का आसन बन जाती है।
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Without restraint, one behaves like an ungoaded beast; adharma spreads and society becomes a base for unspeakable conduct.
Vedantic Theme: Tamas-dominance eclipses buddhi; loss of self-governance (atma-niyama) leads to bondage and suffering.
Application: Adopt vows of restraint (vrata), avoid intoxicants, seek satsanga; establish personal and communal safeguards against misconduct.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Type: world/realm (symbolic)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana ethical warnings on pramada leading to adharma and social harm
FAQs
This verse warns that when a person becomes “without a goad” (niraṅkuśa), they stop avoiding wrongdoing, and society becomes a breeding ground for vile, unspeakable behavior—so restraint is presented as the foundation of dharma.
By describing the unrestrained person as acting without any check, the verse frames immoral conduct as a deliberate pattern; in Garuda Purana’s moral logic, such patterns generate pāpa-karma that later ripens as suffering and punishment.
Treat self-discipline as a daily “goad”: avoid impulsive speech and harmful actions, set ethical boundaries, and choose habits that reduce cruelty, deceit, and indulgence—so one’s life does not become an ‘āspada’ (seat) of bad character.