Shloka 19

Devotpatti-nirūpaṇa — Hari’s Pūrṇatva

Completeness) and the Ritual Doctrine of Sāra (Essence

Devanagari script

वक्ष्ये ह सारान्पुनरन्यान्खगेन्द्र शृणुष्व गुह्यं परमादरेण / द्राक्षादयः सर्व एव त्वसाराः कालादिदुष्टा भावदुष्टाः पदार्थाः

Transliteration

vakṣye ha sārānpunaranyānkhagendra śṛṇuṣva guhyaṃ paramādareṇa / drākṣādayaḥ sarva eva tvasārāḥ kālādiduṣṭā bhāvaduṣṭāḥ padārthāḥ

Translation

ឱ ខគេន្រ (គរុឌ) ខ្ញុំនឹងប្រកាសសារសំខាន់ផ្សេងៗម្តងទៀត—ចូរស្តាប់អាថ៌កំបាំងនេះដោយការគោរពខ្ពស់បំផុត។ ទំពាំងបាយជូរ និងអ្វីៗដូចនោះ ពិតប្រាកដហើយ សុទ្ធតែគ្មានសារសំខាន់; ជាវត្ថុធាតុ ពួកវាត្រូវបានបំពុលដោយកាលៈ និងអ្វីៗផ្សេងៗ ហើយបំពុលដោយសភាពរបស់ខ្លួនផ្ទាល់។

Word by Word

• vakṣye: I will speak/declare
• vakṣye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद; भविष्यत्सन्निकर्षे ‘I will say/declare’ (idiomatic future sense)

• ha: indeed
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/assurance

• sārān: essences; what is substantial
• sārān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), बहुवचन

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• anyān: other
• anyān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘sārān’

• khagendra: O lord of birds (Garuda)
• khagendra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaga + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘खगानाम् इन्द्रः’

• śṛṇuṣva: listen
• śṛṇuṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• guhyam: secret (teaching)
• guhyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• parama-ādareṇa: with utmost respect
• parama-ādareṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + ādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘परमः आदरः’

• drākṣā-ādayaḥ: grapes and the like
• drākṣā-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: drākṣā + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन; ‘द्राक्षा आदिः येषाम् ते’ (ādi-suffixed group)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘drākṣādayaḥ’

• eva: only/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (restrictive particle)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विरोधार्थक निपात (conjunctive/adversative particle)

• asārāḥ: insubstantial
• asārāḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective) of ‘drākṣādayaḥ’

• kāla-ādi-duṣṭāḥ: spoiled by time etc.
• kāla-ādi-duṣṭāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāla + ādi + duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘कालादिभिः दुṣṭāḥ’ (instrumental sense in compound) qualifying ‘padārthāḥ’

• bhāva-duṣṭāḥ: spoiled by condition/state
• bhāva-duṣṭāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāva + duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘भावेन/भावात् दुṣṭāḥ’ qualifying ‘padārthāḥ’

• padārthāḥ: things/objects
• padārthāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘पदानाम् अर्थाः’ (things/objects denoted)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Worldly objects (even pleasant foods) are asāra because they are kāla-dūṣita and bhāva-dūṣita—conditioned, perishable, and thus unreliable as sources of lasting fulfillment.

Vedantic Theme: Anitya/duḥkha-doṣa-darśana: seeing impermanence and defect in sense-objects to cultivate vairāgya and turn toward the enduring Self/Lord.

Application: Use daily pleasures as reminders of impermanence; practice moderation and non-attachment; redirect longing toward stable values (dharma, devotion, insight).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.14.16 (sāra-bhojana); Garuda Purana 3.14.18 (essence-enjoyer and pervasion)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (Khagendra)

FAQs

What is the importance of calling worldly substances 'asāra' in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames sense-objects (like foods and pleasures) as lacking lasting essence, urging discernment and detachment—key preparation for the soul’s post-death journey where only dharma and karma accompany one.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

By emphasizing that objects are “tainted by time,” it reminds the listener that the perishable body-world cannot be relied upon; the departing being must depend on spiritual merit, rites, and right understanding rather than transient enjoyments.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice moderation and non-attachment: enjoy necessities without clinging, prioritize dharma (ethical conduct) and spiritual practices, and remember that time changes all material conditions.