Shloka 21

मुक्ता-उत्पत्ति-भेदाः, मूल्य-मान-निर्णयः, शोधन-परीक्षा-लक्षणानि

Pearl Sources, Valuation, Refinement, and Identification

Devanagari script

विचित्रवर्णेषु विशुद्धवर्णा पयः सु पत्युः पयसां पपात / सम्पूर्णचन्द्रांशुकलापकान्तेर्माणिप्रवेकस्य महागुणस्य

Transliteration

vicitravarṇeṣu viśuddhavarṇā payaḥ su patyuḥ payasāṃ papāta / sampūrṇacandrāṃśukalāpakāntermāṇipravekasya mahāguṇasya

Translation

വിവിധ വർണങ്ങളിലിടയിൽ പരമശുദ്ധ വർണമുള്ള പാൽ—എല്ലാ ദ്രവങ്ങളുടെയും ശ്രേഷ്ഠ സാരമായി—പുറപ്പെട്ടു. അത് പൂർണ്ണചന്ദ്രകിരണക്കൂട്ടംപോലെ ദീപ്തമായി, മഹാഗുണസമ്പന്നമായ അഗ്രമണിപോലെ തിളങ്ങി.

Word by Word

• विचित्रवर्णेषु: among variegated colors
• विचित्रवर्णेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (विचित्राः वर्णाः येषु)

• विशुद्धवर्णा: of pure color
• विशुद्धवर्णा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारय; विशेषण (कर्तृ-विशेषण)

• पयः: water, fluid
• पयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सु: very, well
• सु: Visheshana (Modifier/विशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/निपात (intensifier: ‘well/very’)

• पत्युः: of the lord/master
• पत्युः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• पयसाम्: of waters/fluids
• पयसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• पपात: fell
• पपात: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सम्पूर्णचन्द्रांशुकलाप: of the cluster of rays of the full moon
• सम्पूर्णचन्द्रांशुकलाप: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अंशु (प्रातिपदिक) + कलाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (कान्तेः-सम्बन्ध); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सम्पूर्णस्य चन्द्रस्य अंशूनां कलापः)

• कान्तेः: of the radiance/beauty
• कान्तेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• माणिप्रवेकस्य: of the best of gems
• माणिप्रवेकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माणि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (माणीनां प्रवेकः = श्रेष्ठः)

• महागुणस्य: of great quality/virtue
• महागुणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् गुणः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (best-fit attribution; Garuda Purana commonly frames instruction as Vishnu speaking to Garuda, but the immediate chapter context is not provided)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: From multiplicity (variegated hues) arises discerned essence (sāra): purity and excellence are recognized by discrimination.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-śuddhi and viveka: the pure essence stands out amid guṇa-mixture; the ‘best of fluids’ as metaphor for sāra-grahaṇa (grasping the essential).

Application: Practice discernment: choose what is pure and beneficial (diet, speech, company, study); cultivate sattvic inputs to support clarity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.69.22 (pearl-seed formation from milky essence); Garuda Purana ratna-lakṣaṇa passages (qualities/virtues of gems)

FAQs

What is the importance of purity symbolism (like milk) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse elevates milk as the pure, auspicious essence among liquids—using it as a dharmic symbol of sattva, clarity, and spiritual merit.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by praising purity and auspicious essence, it supports the Garuda Purana’s broader ethic that sattvic qualities and pure conduct aid spiritual upliftment and favorable post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate sattvic habits—clean living, truthful speech, and purity in offerings/rituals—treating what is ‘pure and beneficial’ as the guiding standard in daily dharma.