Shloka 69

Means to Liberation: Supremacy of Hari, Proper Salutations, and Purāṇic Authority

Devanagari script

दैत्याः सर्व विप्रकुलेषु भूत्वा कृते युगे भारते षट्सहस्र्याम् / निष्कास्य कांश्चिन्नवनिर्मितानां निवेशनं तत्र कुर्वन्ति नित्यम्

Transliteration

daityāḥ sarva viprakuleṣu bhūtvā kṛte yuge bhārate ṣaṭsahasryām / niṣkāsya kāṃścinnavanirmitānāṃ niveśanaṃ tatra kurvanti nityam

Translation

クリタ・ユガにおいて、バーラタの地では、ダイティヤたちがさまざまなブラーフマナの家系に生まれ、建てたばかりの家から人々の一部を追い出して、そこを常に自らの住まいとして占めた。

Word by Word

• दैत्याः: demons; Daityas
• दैत्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (दैत्याः)

• विप्र-कुलेषु: in Brahmin families
• विप्र-कुलेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; ‘विप्राणां कुलानि’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having become’

• कृते: in the Kṛta (age)
• कृते: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; ‘कृत-युग’ विशेषणार्थ

• युगे: in the age
• युगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• भारते: in Bhārata (India)
• भारते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (देश/ग्रन्थनाम), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• षट्-सहस्र्याम्: in the six-thousand (year/measure)
• षट्-सहस्र्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (षट्सहस्री = six-thousand [unit])

• निष्कास्य: having driven out
• निष्कास्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निष् + कास्/कास् (धातु; ‘to drive out’)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), उपसर्गपूर्वक; ‘having expelled’

• कान्: whom (some persons)
• कान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• चित्: some; certain
• चित्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चितार्थक निपात (indefinite particle), ‘some’

• नव-निर्मितानाम्: of the newly built (ones/things)
• नव-निर्मितानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्मित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; नि+मा धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; ‘नवाः निर्मिताः’ इति कर्मधारय

• निवेशनम्: dwelling; residence
• निवेशनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कुर्वन्ति: they make; they establish
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Adharma can arise through hypocrisy: demonic beings may assume brāhmaṇa birth/guise and commit injustice; external markers do not guarantee inner virtue.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-karma vs mere jāti/veśa: ethical nature and conduct reveal dharma; warns against avidyā-driven deception and social adharma.

Application: Evaluate leaders/teachers by conduct and compassion; protect the vulnerable; establish fair norms against dispossession and abuse of religious authority.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): warnings about adharma, hypocrisy, and the karmic consequences of harming others; critique of false religiosity appears across Purāṇic literature.

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Vipras (Brahmins)
• Bharata

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the Garuda Purana?

It warns that adharma can appear in respectable forms—Daityas may infiltrate Brahmin lineages—leading to injustice like dispossessing people of their homes.

How does this verse relate to karma and consequences?

By depicting forcible expulsion and usurpation, it highlights actions rooted in greed and deception—classic causes of negative karma emphasized throughout the Purana’s ethical framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Do not equate outward status with virtue; evaluate conduct. Avoid exploiting others’ property or rights, and support fair, dharmic protection of households and communities.