Shloka 17

Graha-daśā, Rāśi-adhipatya, Śakuna (Omens), and Nakṣatra-Lakṣaṇa on the Solar Diagram

Devanagari script

ईशाने मरणं प्रोक्तं हिक्कायाश्चफलाफलम् / विलिख्य रविचक्रं तु भास्करो नरसन्निभः

Transliteration

īśāne maraṇaṃ proktaṃ hikkāyāścaphalāphalam / vilikhya ravicakraṃ tu bhāskaro narasannibhaḥ

Translation

ഈശാന (വടക്ക്‑കിഴക്ക്) ദിശയിൽ സംഭവിക്കുന്ന മരണം പ്രത്യേക ഫലം നൽകുന്നതായി പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു. അതുപോലെ ഹിക്കാ (ഹിക്കപ്പ്) സംബന്ധിച്ച ശുഭ‑അശുഭ ഫലവും പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. തുടർന്ന് രവിചക്രം വരച്ച്, ഭാസ്കരനെ മനുഷ്യസന്നിഭ രൂപത്തിൽ രേഖപ്പെടുത്തണം.

Word by Word

• ईशाने: in the north-east
• ईशाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (direction)

• मरणम्: death
• मरणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता/वाक्यविषय

• प्रोक्तम्: is said/declared
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra- (उपसर्ग) + √vac (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय (predicate)

• हिक्कायाः: of hiccup
• हिक्कायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hikkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

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

• फलाफलम्: good and bad result
• फलाफलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक) + aphala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (itaretara-dvandva)

• विलिख्य: having drawn/inscribed
• विलिख्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi- (उपसर्ग) + √likh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• रविचक्रम्: the sun-circle (solar diagram)
• रविचक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ravi-śaṣṭhī)

• तु: but/then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• भास्करः: the Sun
• भास्करः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता

• नरसन्निभः: resembling a man
• नरसन्निभः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + sannibha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुष (nara-sannibha: man-like); विशेषण (of भास्करः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vainateya, per the common dialogue frame of the Garuda Purana)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Events (death, bodily signs) have interpretable phala; ritual representation of Surya aligns the practitioner with order (ṛta) and mitigates uncertainty.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala manifests through nimitta; turning to devatā-symbol (Surya) as upāya within vyavahāra.

Application: In omen-reading contexts, record direction and bodily signs; perform Surya-cakra drawing/visualization as a centering rite before decisions or remedial acts.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: direction + ritual diagram (cakra)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.60 (nimitta, śakuna, Surya-cakra procedure context)

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sun)
• Īśāna (directional deity/NE direction)

FAQs

What is the importance of the Īśāna (north‑east) direction in Garuda Purana death omens?

This verse treats the direction of death—specifically Īśāna—as an indicator with a stated consequence, showing that Garuda Purana includes śakuna-style (omen) diagnostics tied to directions.

How does this verse explain signs (like hiccups) connected to death or fate?

It explicitly mentions hikkā (hiccups) and their phala/aphala (good or bad results), placing bodily signs among the interpretive markers used to judge impending outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Rather than fear omens, use them as prompts for spiritual readiness—prayer, remembrance of the Divine, and ethical living; the verse also hints at a remedial/ritual focus through drawing the Ravi-chakra (Sun symbol) for auspicious orientation of mind.