Shloka 62

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

with Vṛṣotsarga and Ghaṭa-dāna

Devanagari script

पुनश्चिरायुषो भूत्त्वा जायन्ते विपुले कुले / पतिव्रता यथा नारी भर्तृदुःखं न विन्दति

Transliteration

punaścirāyuṣo bhūttvā jāyante vipule kule / pativratā yathā nārī bhartṛduḥkhaṃ na vindati

Translation

ಮತ್ತೆ ದೀರ್ಘಾಯುಷಿಗಳಾಗಿ ಅವರು ಮಹತ್ತಾದ ಸಮೃದ್ಧ ಕುಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನ್ಮಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಪತಿವ್ರತೆ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಪತಿಯ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದ ದುಃಖವನ್ನು ಕಾಣದಂತೆ।

Word by Word

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक अव्यय (adverb ‘again’)

• cirāyuṣaḥ: long-lived (ones)
• cirāyuṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक) + āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative plural; ‘long-lived’)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); (having become)

• jāyante: are born
• jāyante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद (Present indicative, 3rd person plural, Ātmanepada)

• vipule: in a great/ample
• vipule: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Locative singular; qualifies ‘kule’)

• kule: in a family
• kule: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative singular)

• pati-vratā: devoted to her husband
• pati-vratā: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative singular)

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (Comparator/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb/conjunction ‘as/just as’)

• nārī: a woman
• nārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative singular)

• bhartṛ-duḥkham: husband’s suffering
• bhartṛ-duḥkham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘husband’s sorrow’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation ‘not’)

• vindati: finds/experiences
• vindati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Present indicative, 3rd person singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Svarga

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Puṇya yields long life and birth in a prosperous family; pativratā ideal is linked with freedom from marital sorrow.

Vedantic Theme: Saṃsāric uplift through merit; relative well-being as karma-phala, not ultimate liberation.

Application: Sustain dharmic conduct and supportive marital ethics; cultivate loyalty and mutual care to reduce suffering in household life (adapted ethically).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.26 (sequence: conduct/rites → pitṛloka/svarga → auspicious rebirth)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of punya (merit) in Garuda Purana according to this verse?

This verse links merit with auspicious outcomes in rebirth—long life and birth in a prosperous lineage—showing that dharmic conduct bears tangible karmic results.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

In the Preta Kanda’s framework, the soul’s post-death journey culminates in a new birth shaped by karma; here, favorable karma leads to longevity and a high-status family rather than suffering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live by dharma—truthfulness, restraint, compassion, and duty—because sustained ethical conduct is presented as a cause for well-being and favorable circumstances in future life.