Shloka 4

Ratna-parīkṣā: Vajra (Diamond/Thunderbolt) — Origin, Types, Testing, Defects, Weights, and Royal Auspiciousness

Devanagari script

तस्य सत्त्वविशुद्धस्य विशुद्धेन च कर्मणा / कायस्यावयवाः सर्वे रत्नबीजत्वमाययुः

Transliteration

tasya sattvaviśuddhasya viśuddhena ca karmaṇā / kāyasyāvayavāḥ sarve ratnabījatvamāyayuḥ

Translation

അന്തരസത്ത്വം ശുദ്ധമായവനും കർമവും നിർമലമായവനും ആയ അവന്റെ ശരീരത്തിലെ എല്ലാ അവയവങ്ങളും ‘രത്ന-ബീജ’ നിലയിലേക്കെത്തി—പുണ്യപ്രഭയുടെ ഉറവകളായി.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• सत्त्व-विशुद्धस्य: of the pure-natured one
• सत्त्व-विशुद्धस्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्व + विशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तस्य) ‘of (one) whose essence is pure’

• विशुद्धेन: by pure
• विशुद्धेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कर्मणा: by (his) deed
• कर्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण

• कायस्य: of the body
• कायस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• अवयवाः: limbs/parts
• अवयवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवयव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्ता

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अवयवाः)

• रत्न-बीजत्वम्: the state of being seeds of gems
• रत्न-बीजत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न + बीज + त्व (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object of āyayuḥ)

• आययुः: attained
• आययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘they attained/came to’

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śuddha-sattva and śuddha-karma yield luminous, beneficent results; inner purity externalizes as auspicious manifestation.

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi as prerequisite for higher realization; karma becomes refined when aligned with sattva.

Application: Cultivate purity through truthful living, non-harm, and devotion; treat ethical action as ‘seed’ that later fructifies into tangible blessings for self and world.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mythic-body/cosmic metamorphosis locus

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.68.5-6 (ratna-bīja grāha and falling jewel fragments)

FAQs

What is the importance of purity (sattva-viśuddhi) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links inner purification with the fruit of actions: when mind and conduct are pure, the person’s very embodiment is described as becoming a source of radiant merit, indicating elevated spiritual results.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It implies that the soul’s onward condition is shaped by the quality of one’s inner state and deeds; purity refines one’s karmic imprint, leading to auspicious, luminous outcomes rather than heavy, binding results.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate mental clarity and ethical conduct together—truthfulness, non-harm, self-restraint, and sincere duty—since the text emphasizes that purity of intent and purity of action must align to yield higher merit.