Shloka 14

Dhvaja–Dhūmra–Paśu-Ākṛti Śakuna: Interpreting Banner, Smoke, and Animal-Form Omens by Stations

Devanagari script

सिंह स्थाने वृषं दृष्ट्वा गृहक्षेत्रार्थलाभकम् / सिंहस्थाने गजं दृष्ट्वा ग्रामस्वामित्वमेव च

Transliteration

siṃha sthāne vṛṣaṃ dṛṣṭvā gṛhakṣetrārthalābhakam / siṃhasthāne gajaṃ dṛṣṭvā grāmasvāmitvameva ca

Translation

സിംഹസ്ഥാനത്ത് വൃഷഭത്തെ കണ്ടാൽ ഗൃഹം, കൃഷിഭൂമി, ധനം എന്നിവയുടെ ലാഭം ഉണ്ടാകും. സിംഹസ്ഥാനത്ത് ഗജത്തെ കണ്ടാൽ ഗ്രാമസ്വാമിത്വം (ഗ്രാമാധികാരം) ലഭിക്കും.

Word by Word

• सिंह: of a lion
• सिंह: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘स्थाने’ इत्यस्य सम्बन्धः (genitive: of lion)

• स्थाने: in the place/position
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• वृषम्: a bull
• वृषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Gerundial/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त; पूर्वकाल

• गृहक्षेत्रार्थलाभकम्: gain of house, land, and wealth
• गृहक्षेत्रार्थलाभकम्: Karya/Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह-क्षेत्र-अर्थ-लाभक (प्रातिपदिक; गृह + क्षेत्र + अर्थ + लाभक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective result)

• सिंहस्थाने: in the lion-position/place
• सिंहस्थाने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह-स्थान (प्रातिपदिक; सिंह + स्थान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• गजम्: an elephant
• गजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Gerundial/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त; पूर्वकाल

• ग्रामस्वामित्वम्: lordship/ownership of a village
• ग्रामस्वामित्वम्: Karya/Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम-स्वामित्व (प्रातिपदिक; ग्राम + स्वामित्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; फलवाचक

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic)

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Material expansion (house, land, wealth, village lordship) indicated through nimitta correspondences.

Vedantic Theme: Artha within dharma: possessions and power are transient; use them as instruments for righteous order.

Application: If signs point to acquisition, secure property ethically, protect dependents, and invest in community welfare.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: symbolic station (rāśi/omen-locus)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.199 (Siṃha-sthāna omens: vṛṣa/gaja outcomes)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of dream omens in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats certain symbolic dream-visions as indicators of forthcoming worldly results (phala), such as prosperity and social authority.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

In this specific verse, the focus is not the soul’s post-death journey but predictive symbolism (nimitta) used to infer likely outcomes in one’s present life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional lens for reflecting on one’s goals and duties—prosperity and leadership are framed as outcomes that should be pursued through dharmic conduct rather than superstition alone.