Shloka 5

Puṣparāga, Padmarāga, Kaukaṇṭaka, and Indranīla: Origins, Visual Marks, Value, and Phala

Devanagari script

मूल्यं वैदूर्यमणेरिव गादितं ह्यस्य रत्नसारविदा / धारणफलं च तद्वत्किं तु स्त्रीणां सुतप्रदो भवति

Transliteration

mūlyaṃ vaidūryamaṇeriva gāditaṃ hyasya ratnasāravidā / dhāraṇaphalaṃ ca tadvatkiṃ tu strīṇāṃ sutaprado bhavati

Translation

रत्नों के पारखी के अनुसार इसका मूल्य वैदूर्य (लहसुनिया) मणि के समान कहा गया है। इसे धारण करने का फल भी वैसा ही है; विशेषतः स्त्रियों के लिए यह पुत्र-प्रदायक होता है।

Word by Word

• मूल्यम्: value, worth
• मूल्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वैदूर्य-मणेः: of the cat's-eye gem (vaidūrya)
• वैदूर्य-मणेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (vaidūryasya maṇiḥ)

• इव: like, as
• इव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• गादितम्: stated, described
• गादितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गद् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘कथितम्/उक्तम्’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अस्य: of this (gem)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• रत्न-सार-विदा: by a knower of the essence of gems
• रत्न-सार-विदा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + सार (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (प्रातिपदिक: विद्/विद्वस् ‘knower’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (ratnānāṃ sāraṃ vetti iti)

• धारण-फलम्: the fruit of wearing (it)
• धारण-फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारण (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dhāraṇasya phalam)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तद्वत्: likewise, similarly
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial: ‘in that manner/like that’)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• सुत-प्रदः: giver of sons (bestowing offspring)
• सुत-प्रदः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (sutaṃ pradadāti iti)

• भवति: becomes, is
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (speaking to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Auspicious objects (ratna) when properly worn are said to yield specific worldly fruits, especially santāna (progeny).

Vedantic Theme: Prārabdha/karma mediated through upāya (auxiliary means) within vyavahāra; pursuit of puruṣārthas at the household level.

Application: If following traditional ratna-śāstra, select and wear the stated gem with proper testing and purity, with intention aligned to household welfare and progeny.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.75.1-1.75.4 (karketana/vaidūrya-type gem lore and wearing/processing benefits)

FAQs

What is the importance of vaidūrya (cat’s-eye) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights vaidūrya-like worth and states that wearing the described gem/stone yields specific auspicious results, notably progeny for women.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it belongs to practical dharma guidance on worldly well-being through auspicious objects (ratna-related counsel).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use discernment and qualified guidance when adopting traditional gemstone practices; the verse frames such choices as aimed at dharmic well-being and family prosperity.