Shloka 30
Dhvaja–Dhūmra–Paśu-Ākṛti Śakuna: Interpreting Banner, Smoke, and Animal-Form Omens by Stations
गजस्थाने वृषं दृष्ट्वा राजमानधनादिकम् / गजस्थाने खरं दृष्ट्वा पूर्वं दुः खं ततः सुखम्
gajasthāne vṛṣaṃ dṛṣṭvā rājamānadhanādikam / gajasthāne kharaṃ dṛṣṭvā pūrvaṃ duḥ khaṃ tataḥ sukham
गज-स्थानी वृषभ दिसला तर राजमान व धन इत्यादी प्राप्त होते. गज-स्थानी गाढव दिसल्यास प्रथम दुःख, नंतर सुख येते.
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)
Concept: Phala can unfold sequentially: initial adversity may precede later happiness; auspicious signs indicate rise in honor and wealth.
Vedantic Theme: Karma ripens in time (kāla); endurance (titikṣā) amid duḥkha and non-attachment to sukha.
Application: If hardship appears, practice patience and corrective action; do not despair—conditions can turn favorable with time and right conduct.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: omenic positional locus (gajasthāna)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.199.26-29 (nimitta series culminating in reversal motif here)
FAQs
This verse shows that specific signs are read as indicators of near-term outcomes—prosperity or hardship—linking observable symbols to the unfolding of karmic results.
By stating “sorrow first, then happiness” for the donkey-sign, it frames experience as sequential fruition of karma—difficulty may precede relief rather than being the final state.
Treat changing circumstances with patience and ethical steadiness: prosperity can be used responsibly, and hardship can be endured without despair, remembering that outcomes can shift over time.