Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ईजे कदाचिद्यज्ञेन हयमेधेन दक्षकः / तस्य जामातरः सर्वे यज्ञं जग्मुर्निमन्त्रिताः

Transliteration

īje kadācidyajñena hayamedhena dakṣakaḥ / tasya jāmātaraḥ sarve yajñaṃ jagmurnimantritāḥ

Translation

ある時、ダクシャはアシュヴァメーダ（馬祀）の祭祀を執り行った。招かれた婿たちは皆、その供犠の儀へ赴いた。

Word by Word

• ईजे: performed (sacrificed)
• ईजे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• कदाचित्: once, at some time
• कदाचित्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• यज्ञेन: by a sacrifice
• यज्ञेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• हयमेधेन: by the horse-sacrifice (Aśvamedha)
• हयमेधेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय + मेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हयस्य मेधः)

• दक्षकः: Dakṣa
• दक्षकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• जामातरः: sons-in-law
• जामातरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta-anvaya (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• यज्ञम्: the sacrifice
• यज्ञम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• निमन्त्रिताः: invited
• निमन्त्रिताः: Karta-anvaya (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + मन्त्र् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narration to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual action (yajña) and social invitation norms frame dharmic order, yet intention and humility determine its purity.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa’s limitation when driven by ahaṅkāra; outer rite without inner sattva becomes spiritually fragile.

Application: Honor communal and sacred protocols, but examine motives—perform duties without pride or exclusionary contempt.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: yajña-vedi / sabhā

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5.36-38 (Satī’s insult, yajña-dhvaṃsa, curse); Garuda Purana 1.6.1 (Dhruva lineage context later invoked in curse)

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Aśvamedha
• sons-in-law (jāmātaraḥ)

FAQs

What is the importance of Daksha’s Aśvamedha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse sets the narrative context by introducing Dakṣa’s grand Aśvamedha sacrifice, a major Vedic rite that draws invited participants and becomes a key backdrop for subsequent events.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it frames a ritual setting (yajña) that later Purāṇic teaching often uses to introduce dharma, merit (puṇya), and the consequences of actions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Honor sacred commitments and invitations responsibly, and treat religious or family ceremonies as occasions for disciplined conduct (dharma) rather than pride or conflict.