Shloka 7

Devanagari script

उत्पद्यते मौक्तिकमेषु वृत्तमापीतवर्णं प्रभया विहीनम् / पाठीनपृष्ठस्य समानवर्णं मीनात्सुवृत्तं लघु चातिसूक्ष्मम्

Transliteration

utpadyate mauktikameṣu vṛttamāpītavarṇaṃ prabhayā vihīnam / pāṭhīnapṛṣṭhasya samānavarṇaṃ mīnātsuvṛttaṃ laghu cātisūkṣmam

Translation

ໃນສັດເຫຼົ່ານີ້ ໄຂ່ມຸກເກີດຂຶ້ນ ຮູບກົມ ສີເຫຼືອງຈາງ ແລະບໍ່ມີປະກາຍ. ສີຂອງມັນເໝາະກັບຫຼັງຂອງປາປາຖີນະ (pāṭhīna). ຈາກປາກໍເກີດໄຂ່ມຸກ—ກົມງາມ ເບົາ ແລະນ້ອຍລະອຽດຢ່າງຍິ່ງ।

Word by Word

• उत्पद्यते: arises
• उत्पद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — “is produced”

• मौक्तिकम्: a pearl
• मौक्तिकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौक्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — “a pearl”

• एषु: in these (sources)
• एषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम — “in these”

• वृत्तम्: round
• वृत्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — “rounded”

• आपीत-वर्णम्: pale-colored
• आपीत-वर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + पी (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्तान्त + तत्पुरुष — “pale-colored”

• प्रभया: with luster
• प्रभया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — “with luster”

• विहीनम्: devoid (of luster)
• विहीनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ही (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्तान्त — “devoid”

• पाठीन-पृष्ठस्य: of the pāṭhīna-fish’s back
• पाठीन-पृष्ठस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाठीन (प्रातिपदिक) + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — “of the back of the pāṭhīna-fish”

• समान-वर्णम्: of similar color
• समान-वर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समान (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय — “of similar color”

• मीनात्: from a fish
• मीनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन — “from a fish”

• सु-वृत्तम्: well-rounded
• सु-वृत्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक क्तान्त; कर्मधारयार्थ — “well-rounded”

• लघु: small/light
• लघु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लघु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — “light/small”

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

• अति-सूक्ष्मम्: very fine
• अति-सूक्ष्मम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + सूक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव — “very subtle/very fine”

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Lakṣaṇa-śāstra approach: defining an object by form, color, luster, size, and source.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa classification within vyavahāra (conventional reality); discernment (viveka) in the phenomenal domain.

Application: When assessing pearls, note roundness, hue, luster, and size; recognize that not all pearls are equally radiant or valuable.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: marine/aquatic setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.69 (continued mauktika-lakṣaṇa and prabhava)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Mīna (fish)

FAQs

What is the importance of pearls (mauktika) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse records a Purāṇic natural-history account: pearls are described by origin (from aquatic beings/fish) and by diagnostic qualities (roundness, colour, lustre), reflecting traditional classifications used in ritual and cultural valuation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey here; instead, it shifts to descriptive lore about material substances (pearls) and their observable traits within the chapter’s broader cataloguing style.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional checklist for identifying pearl qualities (shape, colour, lustre) and as a reminder that Purāṇas preserve both spiritual teaching and inherited observations about the natural world.