Shloka 10

Prāyaścitta: Catalogue of Sins, Narakas, and Graded Expiations

Kṛcchra–Cāndrāyaṇa–Japa

Devanagari script

पितुः स्वसारं मातुश्च मातुलानीं स्नुषाम पि / मातुः सपत्नीं भगिनीमाचार्यतनयां तथा

Transliteration

pituḥ svasāraṃ mātuśca mātulānīṃ snuṣāma pi / mātuḥ sapatnīṃ bhaginīmācāryatanayāṃ tathā

Translation

അതുപോലെ പിതാവിന്റെ സഹോദരി, മാതാവിന്റെ സഹോദരി, മാമന്റെ ഭാര്യ, മരുമകൾ; കൂടാതെ മാതാവിന്റെ സഹപത്നി, സ്വന്തം സഹോദരി, ആചാര്യന്റെ പുത്രി—ഇവരോടും മർയ്യാദയും ബഹുമാനവും പാലിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• पितुः: of the father
• पितुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• स्वसारम्: sister
• स्वसारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वसृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मातुः: of the mother
• मातुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• मातुलानीम्: maternal uncle’s wife
• मातुलानीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुलानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्नुषाम्: daughter-in-law
• स्नुषाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नुषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (आम्-प्रत्ययः; वैदिक/पुराण-प्रयोगः)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ

• मातुः: of the mother
• मातुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सपत्नीम्: co-wife (rival wife)
• सपत्नीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भगिनीम्: sister
• भगिनीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आचार्यतनयाम्: the teacher’s daughter
• आचार्यतनयाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तनया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आचार्यस्य तनया)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Identification of protected relations (aunt, maternal aunt, uncle’s wife, daughter-in-law, co-wife of mother, sister, teacher’s daughter) to be approached with reverence and strict sexual restraint.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma as a purifier of relationships; restraint (dama) supports inner peace and reduces karmic entanglement.

Application: Treat specified kin and guru-related women as inviolable; cultivate familial respect, avoid boundary violations, and protect vulnerable relations from exploitation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana dharma lists of prohibited women and kinship restraints (general parallel passages)

Characters & Entities

• Ācārya

FAQs

What is the importance of listing specific female relatives in this Garuda Purana verse?

It codifies dharmic boundaries: certain relations are to be regarded with the same protective respect as one’s own close kin, reinforcing restraint and social-ethical order.

How does this verse relate to the broader teachings of the Garuda Purana?

In the Ācāra Kāṇḍa, Viṣṇu outlines right conduct; this verse supports brahmacarya-like restraint and respectful behavior within family and guru-related relationships.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain clear ethical boundaries and respectful conduct with extended family and a teacher’s household; treat such relationships as protected kinship, avoiding exploitation or impropriety.