Shloka 6

Devanagari script

इनश्चैव तथाप्ये पापानामुदयो भवेत् / शुभाशुभविवेको हि ज्ञायते तु स्वरोदयात्

Transliteration

inaścaiva tathāpye pāpānāmudayo bhavet / śubhāśubhaviveko hi jñāyate tu svarodayāt

Translation

എന്നിരുന്നാലും ഈ വ്യക്തിക്കും പാപങ്ങളുടെ ഉദയം സംഭവിക്കാം; കാരണം ശുഭാശുഭ വിവേകം സത്യത്തിൽ സ്വരോദയം (സ്വരത്തിന്റെ പ്രാബല്യം) കൊണ്ടാണ് അറിയപ്പെടുന്നത്.

Word by Word

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

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• तथापि: nevertheless
• तथापि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā + api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अव्ययसमास/योगः (concessive: nevertheless)

• पापानाम्: of sins/evils
• पापानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• उदयः: arising
• उदयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भवेत्: may occur / would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शुभाशुभविवेकः: discernment of auspicious and inauspicious
• शुभाशुभविवेकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + aśubha (प्रातिपदिक) + viveka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (शुभ+अशुभ) तत्पुरुषेण विवेकः (discrimination of good and bad)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: for/indeed)

• ज्ञायते: is known
• ज्ञायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात

• स्वरोदयात्: from the rise of the breath (svara-udaya)
• स्वरोदयात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svara (प्रातिपदिक) + udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (from the arising of the breath/voice)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pāpa can manifest even for one engaged in auspiciousness; therefore cultivate viveka by reading subtle signs (svarodaya) to distinguish śubha and aśubha.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka as a practical instrument within saṃsāra; vigilance over the guṇa-driven mind-body complex to reduce karmic error.

Application: Before travel, contracts, rituals, or confrontations, pause and observe breath/voice dominance; if signs indicate aśubha, defer or choose pacifying actions (japa, dāna, restraint).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.67.5 (dakṣiṇa-nāḍī and malefic activation); Garuda Purana 1.67.7-9 (nāḍī anatomy underlying svarodaya)

FAQs

What is the importance of svarodaya (rising of the voice) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats svarodaya as an indicator for judging śubha vs. aśubha—using changes in voice as a practical sign to discern auspicious or inauspicious tendencies and outcomes.

How does this verse explain the rise of sin (pāpa) in a person?

It states that even for the person under discussion, pāpa can ‘arise’ or become manifest, and that such moral/fruitful direction is to be inferred through śubha–aśubha viveka, here linked to observable signs like voice-dominance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate awareness of speech—tone, steadiness, and clarity—using it as a prompt for self-correction: when speech becomes harsh, unstable, or agitated, pause and realign with dharmic intention before acting.