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Shloka 111

Ācāra-Nirṇaya: Varṇa-Āśrama Dharma, Śauca, Snāna, Sandhyā, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and Gṛhastha-Dinacaryā

Devanagari script

पुष्यस्नानादिकं स्नानं दैवज्ञविधिचोदितम् / तद्धि काम्यं समुद्दिष्टं नाकामस्तत्प्रयोजयेत्

Transliteration

puṣyasnānādikaṃ snānaṃ daivajñavidhicoditam / taddhi kāmyaṃ samuddiṣṭaṃ nākāmastatprayojayet

Translation

പുഷ്യസ്നാനം മുതലായ സ്നാനങ്ങൾ ദൈവജ്ഞൻ (ജ്യോതിഷി) നിർദേശിക്കുന്ന വിധിപ്രകാരം ആചരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ, അവ കാമ്യകർമങ്ങളായി പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു; അതിനാൽ നിഷ്കാമൻ അവ ചെയ്യരുത്.

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पुष्यस्नानादिकम्such as bathing on Puṣya (asterism), etc.
पुष्यस्नानादिकम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (पुष्ये स्नानम् इत्यादि यस्य तत्) विशेषणम् (स्नानम् इति)
स्नानम्bathing
स्नानम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootस्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
दैवज्ञविधिचोदितम्enjoined by the rule of an astrologer
दैवज्ञविधिचोदितम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदैवज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + चोदित (चुद्/चोद् धातोः क्त-प्रत्यय)
Formक्त-कृदन्त-विशेषणम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (दैवज्ञस्य विधिना चोदितम्)
तत्that
तत्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चय/हेतु-अव्ययम् (particle)
काम्यम्desire-motivated/optional
काम्यम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकाम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (तत् इति)
समुद्दिष्टम्is prescribed/stated
समुद्दिष्टम्:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-उद्-दिश् (धातु) + त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
Formक्त-कृदन्तः, नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगः ‘is stated’
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्ययम् (negation)
अकामःone without desire
अकामः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअ-काम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; नञ्-पूर्वकः; कर्तृपदं (प्रयोजयेत् इति)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
प्रयोजयेत्should employ/undertake
प्रयोजयेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-युज् (धातु, णिच्)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्तः (causative)
Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kāmya rites are motivated by specific desires and results; one who is akāma (desire-free) should not engage them—hinting at niṣkāma orientation.

Vedantic Theme: Movement from kāmya-karma toward niṣkāma-karma/vairāgya; reducing saṅkalpa-driven action to purify intention.

Application: Be honest about motivation: undertake optional ‘result-seeking’ observances only with clear purpose; otherwise prioritize simple daily duties and devotion without bargaining for outcomes.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual setting under astrological timing

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.213.108 (kāmya as a category within eightfold purification)

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
G
Garuda
D
Daivajna

FAQs

This verse classifies astrologer-prescribed special baths (like Puṣya-snāna) as kāmya—meant for obtaining specific outcomes—thereby distinguishing them from fruitless (niṣkāma) dharmic practice.

By discouraging desire-driven rites for the desireless, it implies that spiritual progress is tied to reducing attachment to results—shifting from merit-seeking actions toward inner purification and detachment.

Perform rituals with clarity of intent: if you are seeking a particular worldly result, kāmya rites may be appropriate; if cultivating detachment, prioritize simple purity, prayer, and duty without result-fixation.

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