Shloka 35

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

Pearl Sources, Valuation, Refinement, and Identification

Devanagari script

आदाय तत्सकलमेव ततो ऽन्नभाण्डं जम्बीरजातरसयोजनया विपक्रम् / घृष्टं ततो मृदुतनूकृतपिण्डमूलैः कुर्याद्यथेष्टमनु मौक्तिकमाशु विद्धम्

Transliteration

ādāya tatsakalameva tato 'nnabhāṇḍaṃ jambīrajātarasayojanayā vipakram / ghṛṣṭaṃ tato mṛdutanūkṛtapiṇḍamūlaiḥ kuryādyatheṣṭamanu mauktikamāśu viddham

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ആ മുഴുവൻ ദ്രവ്യരാശിയും എടുത്ത് അന്നഭാണ്ഡത്തിൽ വെച്ച് ജംബീര (നാരങ്ങ) രസം ചേർത്ത് നന്നായി പാകം ചെയ്യണം. പിന്നെ മൃദുവാക്കി നേർത്തതാക്കിയ മൂലങ്ങളുടെ ലേപം കൊണ്ട് ഉരച്ച് ഇഷ്ടമുള്ള രൂപം നൽകാം; മൗക്തികം വേഗത്തിൽ തുളച്ചതായി (മാലയിൽ കോർക്കാൻ യോഗ്യം) ആകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Kriya (Adverbial/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action), उपसर्ग: आ-

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• sakalam: entire
• sakalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• tataḥ: then/from there
• tataḥ: Kriya (Adverbial/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• annabhāṇḍam: a food-vessel/container
• annabhāṇḍam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (anna-bhāṇḍa = food-vessel)

• jambīra: lemon/citron
• jambīra: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jambīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (lexical), प्रातिपदिक-आधार (in compound)

• jāta: produced/obtained
• jāta: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), प्रातिपदिक-आधार (in compound)

• rasa: juice
• rasa: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (in compound)

• yojanayā: by mixing/adding
• yojanayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yojanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण (means)

• vipakram: processed/treated
• vipakram: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√kram (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle) used adjectivally; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (agreeing with implied object)

• ghṛṣṭam: rubbed/ground
• ghṛṣṭam: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ghṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya (Adverbial/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण

• mṛdu: soft
• mṛdu: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛdu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक-आधार (in compound)

• tanūkṛta: made thin
• tanūkṛta: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tanū (प्रातिपदिक) + √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (कृत-प्रत्यय), क्त (past participle) ‘made thin’; प्रातिपदिक-आधार (in compound)

• piṇḍa: lump/mass
• piṇḍa: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक-आधार (in compound)

• mūlaiḥ: with roots/base-materials
• mūlaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; करण

• kuryāt: should make/do
• kuryāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yathā-iṣṭam: as desired
• yathā-iṣṭam: Kriya (Adverbial/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + iṣṭa (√iṣ, क्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

• anu: after/thereupon
• anu: Kriya (Adverbial/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anu (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (sequence/after)

• mauktikam: pearl
• mauktikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mauktika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriya (Adverbial/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• viddham: pierced/perforated
• viddham: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vyadh (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śuddhi (purification) through proper saṃskāra: correct process yields a fit, auspicious object.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-viśeṣa arises from saṃskāra; refinement reveals inherent brilliance (analogous to mind purified by discipline).

Application: Follow stepwise, non-hasty procedures; use appropriate agents (acidic juice, gentle rubbing) to refine materials without damage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: workshop/household setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.69.36-39 (continued pearl processing, polishing, wearing, and regional practice)

FAQs

What is the importance of this pearl-processing method in the Garuda Purana?

The verse preserves a traditional, step-by-step saṃskāra (refinement) method—cooking with lemon juice and polishing with herbal root paste—to make a pearl fit for use (including piercing for stringing) in ritual or ornamentation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse is practical/technical rather than afterlife-focused; it does not describe the soul’s journey, but reflects the Purana’s broader concern with correct procedures and purity in prescribed practices.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights disciplined process and material purity: if using sacred items (mālā, ornaments, ritual articles), ensure careful preparation/cleaning and avoid careless shortcuts.