Shloka 3

Devanagari script

गुरुः शुक्रस्तथा सौम्यश्चन्द्रश्चैव चतुर्थकः / वामनाडीं तु मध्यस्थां कारयेदात्मनस्तथा

Transliteration

guruḥ śukrastathā saumyaścandraścaiva caturthakaḥ / vāmanāḍīṃ tu madhyasthāṃ kārayedātmanastathā

Translation

ກຸຣຸ (ພຣະພຶຫັດ), ຊຸກຣະ (ດາວສຸກ), ໂສມຍະ (ພຸດ), ແລະ ຈັນທຣະ (ດວງຈັນ) ແມ່ນຊຸດທີສີ່. ໃນທຳນອງດຽວກັນ ຄວນເຮັດໃຫ້ນາດີຂ້າງຊ້າຍ ທີ່ຢູ່ກາງ ເຮັດວຽກໃນຕົນເອງ.

Word by Word

• गुरुः: Guru (Jupiter)
• गुरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शुक्रः: Śukra (Venus)
• शुक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यार्थक (also/likewise)

• सौम्यः: Saumya (Mercury)
• सौम्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• चन्द्रः: Moon
• चन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic)

• चतुर्थकः: the fourth
• चतुर्थकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक/विशेषण

• वामनाडीम्: the left nāḍī (channel)
• वामनाडीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम + नाडी (प्रातिपदिक; वामनाडी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वामा नाडी)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• मध्यस्थाम्: situated in the middle
• मध्यस्थाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्य + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; मध्यस्थ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (वामनाडीम् इति)

• कारयेत्: should cause to be made/should arrange
• कारयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त/समुच्चयार्थक

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Regulation/activation of the left channel (iḍā) as an inner method aligned with certain graha groupings.

Vedantic Theme: Mind-breath linkage (prāṇa–manas) as a means to inner clarity.

Application: Practice gentle breath regulation to favor iḍā flow (cooling, calming): left-nostril breathing, seated steadiness, and mindful observation of breath-channel dominance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: subtle channel

Cross References

Related Themes: 1.67.2 for complementary mapping of other grahas and right-side aperture; Garuda Purana Jyotisha/yoga-adjacent passages on nāḍī, prāṇa, and muhūrta (section-level)

Characters & Entities

• Guru (Jupiter)
• Shukra (Venus)
• Saumya/Budha (Mercury)
• Chandra (Moon)
• Nāḍī (subtle channel)

FAQs

What is the importance of nāḍīs in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights nāḍīs as subtle inner pathways that can be deliberately regulated; spiritual practice includes activating specific channels (here, the left/Ida) to refine inner functioning.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing the subtle-body mechanics (nāḍīs) that govern prāṇa and consciousness, it frames the soul’s experience as dependent on subtle channels, not merely the physical body.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate inner balance through disciplined breath-and-mind regulation practices (under proper guidance), aiming to steady the subtle system rather than acting only at the physical level.