Shloka 43

Kāraṇa-vyākhyā: Cosmic Agents, Rudra-Forms, Sense-Purity, and Ānanda-Tāratamya

Devanagari script

नृसिंह नासास्थित नासिकेश मन्नासया क्वापि सुपद्मसौरभम् / नाघ्रातमित्थं पुनराघ्रातमेव ह्यनर्पितं गन्धपुष्पादिकं च

Transliteration

nṛsiṃha nāsāsthita nāsikeśa mannāsayā kvāpi supadmasaurabham / nāghrātamitthaṃ punarāghrātameva hyanarpitaṃ gandhapuṣpādikaṃ ca

Translation

ໂອ ພະນໍຣະສິງ, ຜູ້ສະຖິດຢູ່ໃນດັງ ແລະ ຄວບຄຸມການດົມກິ່ນ. ຂ້ານ້ອຍໄດ້ດົມກິ່ນຫອມຂອງດອກບົວຜ່ານຮູດັງ ໂດຍທີ່ຍັງບໍ່ໄດ້ຖວາຍ. ເຄື່ອງຫອມແລະດອກໄມ້ໃດໆ ທີ່ຊົມໃຊ້ໂດຍບໍ່ໄດ້ຖວາຍກ່ອນ ຖືວ່າເປັນສິ່ງທີ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ຖວາຍ.

Word by Word

• नृसिंह: O Narasiṃha
• नृसिंह: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन (vocative)

• नासास्थित: situated in the nose
• नासास्थित: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नासा (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा-समर्थ; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषभावः ‘नासायां स्थितः’ = situated in the nose

• नासिक-ईश: O lord of the nose
• नासिक-ईश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासिका (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘नासिकायाः ईशः’ = lord of the nose (controller of smell)

• मत्-नासया: with my nose
• मत्-नासया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + नासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (instrumental); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘मम नासा’ = my nose

• क्वापि: somewhere
• क्वापि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय) + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (indefinite adverb) ‘somewhere/anywhere’

• सु-पद्म-सौरभम्: excellent lotus-fragrance
• सु-पद्म-सौरभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + सौरभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (accusative); तत्पुरुष ‘पद्मस्य सौरभम्’ with intensifier ‘सु-’ = very lotus-fragrance

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• आघ्रातम्: smelled
• आघ्रातम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-घ्रात (कृदन्त; आ + √घ्रा धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) used predicatively; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘(एतत्) आघ्रातम्’ = smelled

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/in this manner)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक अव्यय (again)

• आघ्रातम्: smelled
• आघ्रातम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-घ्रात (कृदन्त; आ + √घ्रा धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) used predicatively; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle: indeed/only)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; causal/emphatic)

• अनर्पितम्: not offered (to you)
• अनर्पितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्- + अर्पित (कृदन्त; √अर्प् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त with ‘an-’ = not offered

• गन्ध-पुष्प-आदिकम्: perfume, flowers, etc.
• गन्ध-पुष्प-आदिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; समाहार-द्वन्द्व

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

Speaker

A devotee/ritual performer confessing before Lord Narasiṃha (invoked as the presiding deity of smell)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Indriyas are under divine lordship; enjoyment of sensory objects without prior offering (anarpita) is a fault; repeated indulgence reinforces bondage.

Vedantic Theme: Indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint) and īśvara-arpana as preparation for inner freedom; transforming bhoga into yoga through offering.

Application: Before enjoying sensory pleasures (smell, taste, aesthetics), mentally offer them to Narasiṃha/Vishnu; practice mindful restraint and reduce compulsive repetition.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (3.18) focus on anarpita-bhoga across senses; indriya-devatā framing

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha

FAQs

What is the importance of offering fragrance and flowers in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames scents and flowers as ritual enjoyments that should be dedicated first; enjoying them without offering is treated as “anarpita” (undelivered/undedicated), emphasizing worship-before-consumption.

How does this verse connect to the Garuda Purana’s teaching on the soul and post-death rites?

In the Preta Kanda’s ritual context, it highlights that sense-enjoyments are morally accounted for; proper offerings (gandha, puṣpa) support dharmic order and are aligned with rites performed for spiritual well-being and the departed.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before personal enjoyment, cultivate a habit of offering—mentally or ritually—what you use (like incense, flowers, or food) to the Divine, reinforcing gratitude, restraint, and dharmic living.