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Garuda Purana — Preta Kalpa, Shloka 30

Akalamṛtyu-kāraṇa and Bāla Antyeṣṭi: Age-graded Funeral Rites, Śrāddha Types, and Sonship Duties

Devanagari script

अन्धादन्धो न भवति मूकान्मूको न जायते / बधिराद्बधिरो नैव विद्यावान्विदुषो न हि / अनुरूपा न दृश्यन्ते मदीयं वचनं शृणु

Transliteration

andhādandho na bhavati mūkānmūko na jāyate / badhirādbadhiro naiva vidyāvānviduṣo na hi / anurūpā na dṛśyante madīyaṃ vacanaṃ śṛṇu

Translation

盲人から必ず盲の子が生まれるのではなく、唖の者から必ず唖の子が生まれるのでもない。聾の者からも必ず聾が生まれるとは限らず、学者から常に学識ある子が生まれるわけでもない。真に相応しい者は容易に見いだせぬ—我が言葉を聞け。

Word by Word
अन्धात्from a blind (person)
अन्धात्:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अन्धःa blind (person)
अन्धः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात
भवतिbecomes/is
भवति:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन
मूकात्from a mute (person)
मूकात्:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootमूक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
मूकःa mute (person)
मूकः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमूक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात
जायतेis born/arises
जायते:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन
बधिरात्from a deaf (person)
बधिरात्:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootबधिर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
बधिरःa deaf (person)
बधिरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootबधिर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात
एवindeed/just
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-निपात (emphasis)
विद्यावान्a learned man
विद्यावान्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (प्रत्यय)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वत्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive)
विदुषःfrom a wise man
विदुषः:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootविद्वस्/विदुष् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अपादान); ‘from a wise man’
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात
हिindeed/for
हि:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic/causal particle)
अनुरूपाःcorresponding/suitable (ones)
अनुरूपाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात
दृश्यन्तेare seen/found
दृश्यन्ते:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)
मदीयम्my
मदीयम्:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमदीय (प्रातिपदिक; अस्मद्-सम्बन्ध)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘my’
वचनम्statement/words
वचनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवचन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
शृणुlisten
शृणु:
Kriya (Imperative/आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Birth outcomes and capacities are not mechanically inherited; individual karma and conditions shape embodiment and aptitude beyond parental traits.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-vipāka and nānātvam in saṃsāra; rejection of simplistic causality; recognition of adṛṣṭa (unseen karmic factors).

Application: Avoid fatalism and stigma around disability or pedigree; support education and care based on present needs and effort, not assumptions about parentage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.25 (discussion leading into types of sons and śrāddha eligibility)

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
G
Garuda

FAQs

This verse highlights that outward lineage or parental traits do not guarantee similar qualities in offspring, implying that true compatibility and virtue must be discerned rather than assumed.

By denying deterministic inheritance of traits, it reinforces a dharmic emphasis on individual conduct, discernment, and cultivated virtues—core themes used throughout the Purana’s instruction to Garuda.

Do not judge people solely by family background or assumptions about inherited traits; evaluate character, communication, and values directly when choosing partnerships or trusting counsel.

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