Shloka 57

Sapindīkaraṇa: Timing, Eligibility, Gotra Rules, and Yearlong Śrāddha

with Vṛṣotsarga and Ghaṭa-dāna

Devanagari script

वल्गुली गृहसोधा वा गोधा वा द्विमुखी भवेत् / स्वभर्तारं परित्यज्य परपुंसोनुवर्तिनी

Transliteration

valgulī gṛhasodhā vā godhā vā dvimukhī bhavet / svabhartāraṃ parityajya parapuṃsonuvartinī

Translation

នារីដែលបោះបង់ប្តីរបស់ខ្លួន ហើយតាមបុរសផ្សេង នឹងកើតឡើងវិញជា valgulī ឬ gṛhasodhā ឬ gōdhā (ជីងចក់) ឬ dvimukhī (សត្វមុខពីរ)។

Word by Word

• वल्गुली: a kind of animal/bird ‘valgulī’ (species name)
• वल्गुली: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्गुली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गृहसोधा: ‘gṛhasodhā’ (a house-dwelling creature; species name)
• गृहसोधा: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + सोधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—गृहस्य सोधा इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (species/creature associated with houses)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपातः (disjunctive ‘or’)

• गोधा: iguana/lizard
• गोधा: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपातः

• द्विमुखी: two-faced/two-mouthed
• द्विमुखी: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—द्वे मुखे यस्याः इति द्विगु/बहुव्रीह्यर्थे (two-faced)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• स्वभर्तारम्: her own husband
• स्वभर्तारम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—स्वस्य भर्ता इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• परित्यज्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having abandoned’

• परपुंसः: of another man
• परपुंसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—परस्य पुंसः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• अनुवर्तिनी: one who follows (him)
• अनुवर्तिनी: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + वृत् (धातु) → अनुवर्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वर्तमानकालिक-प्रातिपदिक (agent noun)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Pretayoni

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Adultery/abandonment of spouse is said to result in lower, animal-like births.

Vedantic Theme: Tamasika saṃskāras and adharma precipitate downward transmigration (adhogati) within saṃsāra.

Application: Avoid betrayal and exploitation in relationships; cultivate accountability and repair; where separation is necessary, pursue it ethically rather than through deception.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: saṃsāric rebirth into animal/creature forms

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana, Pretakalpa catalogues of specific karmas leading to specific yonis (animal births)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of marital dharma in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats fidelity and commitment within marriage as a dharmic duty; violating it is described as generating heavy karma that can lead to degraded rebirth forms.

How does this verse explain karma and rebirth in the Garuda Purana?

It links a specific unethical act—abandoning one’s spouse to follow another partner—to specific lower rebirths, illustrating the Purana’s cause-and-effect model of moral actions shaping future embodiment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Uphold integrity in relationships, avoid betrayal and exploitation, and treat commitments as ethically binding—actions aligned with dharma are presented as protecting one’s future well-being.