Shloka 2

Graha-daśā, Rāśi-adhipatya, Śakuna (Omens), and Nakṣatra-Lakṣaṇa on the Solar Diagram

Devanagari script

शनैश्चरे दश ज्ञेया गुरोरेकोनविंशतिः / राहोर्द्वादशवर्षाणि एकविंशतिर्भार्गवे

Transliteration

śanaiścare daśa jñeyā gurorekonaviṃśatiḥ / rāhordvādaśavarṣāṇi ekaviṃśatirbhārgave

Translation

शनैश्चर की दशा दस वर्ष की जाननी चाहिए; गुरु की दशा उन्नीस में एक कम, अर्थात अठारह वर्ष की। राहु की दशा बारह वर्ष की कही गई है और भार्गव (शुक्र) की दशा इक्कीस वर्ष की स्मृत है।

Word by Word

• śanaiścare: in/for Saturn (Śanaiścara)
• śanaiścare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śanaiścara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; (प्रथमा बहुवचनार्थे/संख्याप्रमाणे)

• jñeyā: to be known
• jñeyā: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñā (धातु) + -ya (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (भाव्य/gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘(daśā) ज्ञेया’

• guroḥ: of Jupiter (Guru)
• guroḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ekonaviṃśatiḥ: nineteen
• ekonaviṃśatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekona (प्रातिपदिक) + viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (19)

• rāhoḥ: of Rāhu
• rāhoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• dvādaśa: twelve
• dvādaśa: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvā (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + daśa (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; (विशेषण)

• varṣāṇi: years
• varṣāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; प्रमाणवाचक (years)

• ekaviṃśatiḥ: twenty-one
• ekaviṃśatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (21)

• bhārgave: in/for Venus (Bhārgava)
• bhārgave: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Different grahas govern distinct spans through which karma ripens.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-driven variability of experience under kāla; discernment reduces attachment/aversion to outcomes.

Application: Track Saturn/Jupiter/Rahu/Venus periods for budgeting, commitments, and cultivating steadiness during challenging spans.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.60.1 (preceding daśā lengths); Garuda Purana 1.60.3-5 (effects of daśās)

Characters & Entities

• Śanaiścara (Saturn)
• Guru (Jupiter)
• Rāhu
• Bhārgava (Venus)

FAQs

What is the importance of planetary year-counts in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional listing of specific year-counts associated with major grahas, reflecting how dharmic texts sometimes encode time-cycles used in religious and astrological calculations.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

This particular śloka is not directly describing preta-gati or Yama’s path; instead, it provides graha-related time measures that may serve as background chronology within broader dharmic discussions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to approach timing, vows, and life-planning with discipline and reflection—especially when consulting traditional calendars or Jyotiṣa-informed ritual schedules.