Shloka 25

Nirūpaṇa (Nāḍī–Svara-Nirūpaṇam): Breath Currents, Omens, and Action-Timing

Devanagari script

तत्रतत्र समं दिश्याद्वातस्योदयनं सदा / अग्रतो वामिका श्रेष्ठा पृष्ठतो दक्षिणा शुभा

Transliteration

tatratatra samaṃ diśyādvātasyodayanaṃ sadā / agrato vāmikā śreṣṭhā pṛṣṭhato dakṣiṇā śubhā

Translation

いかなる場所においても、風の起こる方角を常に平らかに安定して見定めるべきである。前方に兆しが現れるときは左の徴が最上、後方より現れるときは右の徴が吉祥である。

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक अव्यय) — locative adverb ‘there’

• तत्र: in each place
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरुक्ति) — distributive sense ‘here and there’

• समम्: equally
• समम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘equally, uniformly’

• दिश्यात्: should indicate
• दिश्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘should indicate/should point out’

• वातस्य: of the wind
• वातस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — genitive ‘of wind’

• उदयनम्: rising (origin)
• उदयनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — object ‘rising/origin’

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — ‘always’

• अग्रतः: in front
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक) — ‘in front/ahead’

• वामिका: the vāmikā (left-side sign)
• वामिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — subject ‘(left-side) omen/ant-hill sign’

• श्रेष्ठा: best
• श्रेष्ठा: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — adjective agreeing with वामिका

• पृष्ठतः: behind
• पृष्ठतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृष्ठतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक) — ‘from behind/at the back’

• दक्षिणा: the right-side (sign)
• दक्षिणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — subject ‘right-side (sign)’

• शुभा: auspicious
• शुभा: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — adjective agreeing with दक्षिणा

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nimitta-jñāna: discerning auspicious/inauspicious indications (wind and directional omens) to guide action.

Vedantic Theme: Prārabdha and karma unfold through observable nimittas; prudence (viveka) in action without claiming absolute control.

Application: Before travel, ritual, negotiation, or undertaking, observe wind’s rise and directional bodily omens; treat front/left as favorable and behind/right as favorable per stated rule.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.67.26-29 (continuation on vāmikā/dakṣiṇā, nāḍī, and decision rules)

FAQs

What is the importance of omens (nimitta) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats natural indicators like wind-direction and left/right signs as practical cues for determining auspiciousness before action, travel, or ritual.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching?

It reflects the text’s applied dharma approach—reading subtle signs in nature to act at favorable times and avoid inauspicious outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before beginning an important task, observe whether conditions feel steady and favorable, and proceed with mindfulness rather than haste when signs seem adverse.