Shloka 5

Vāyu-Jaya and the Omens of Nāḍī Flow

Elemental and Fortnightly Indicators

Devanagari script

वर्धन्ते गुणसंघाता अन्यथा विघ्नमौचितम् / संक्रान्त्यः षोडशप्रोक्ता दिवा रात्रौ वरानने

Transliteration

vardhante guṇasaṃghātā anyathā vighnamaucitam / saṃkrāntyaḥ ṣoḍaśaproktā divā rātrau varānane

Translation

Himpunan sifat-sifat (pengaruh bertuah) bertambah; jika tidak, halangan timbul menurut kelazimannya. Wahai yang berwajah elok, enam belas saṅkrānti—peralihan Surya—disebut berlaku pada siang dan malam.

Word by Word

• वर्धन्ते: increase/grow
• वर्धन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• गुणसंघाताः: collections of qualities
• गुणसंघाताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण + संघात (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; 'गुणानां संघाताः'

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/विपर्यय-वाचक (adverb: otherwise)

• विघ्नम्: obstacle
• विघ्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सन्दर्भे कर्मरूपेण

• औचितम्: appropriateness; what is fitting
• औचितम्: Karta (Predicate-noun/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औचित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• संक्रान्त्यः: transits (saṅkrāntis)
• संक्रान्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• षोडश: sixteen
• षोडश: Visheshana (Quantifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: षोडश (अव्यय/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: संख्यावाचक अव्यय (numeral)

• प्रोक्ताः: declared
• प्रोक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; 'said/declared'

• दिवा: by day
• दिवा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरानना (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—'वरा आनना यस्याः' (सुन्दर-मुखि)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Guṇa-saṅghāta (clusters of auspicious factors) increase when aligned correctly; otherwise vighna arises; saṅkrānti transitions are classified (sixteen) across day/night occurrences.

Vedantic Theme: Kāla as a field where guṇas fluctuate; wise action harmonizes with time’s thresholds, cultivating sattva and reducing rajas/tamas-driven obstruction.

Application: Use saṅkrānti as planning thresholds: increase auspicious supports (purity, intention, offerings) around transitions; avoid risky initiations when factors are ‘otherwise’ (misaligned).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: saṅkrānti classifications and auspicious/inauspicious timing (general)

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Saṅkrānti

FAQs

What is the importance of saṅkrānti in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links saṅkrānti with the rise or decline of auspicious influences (guṇa-saṃghāta), implying that correct awareness of transitions helps prevent ritual and worldly obstacles (vighna).

How does this verse explain obstacles (vighna) in ritual life?

It states that when auspicious conditions are not aligned, obstacles are 'natural' (aucitam), emphasizing the Purāṇic idea that timing and order support dharma-practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Plan major rites (dāna, śrāddha-related observances, vows) with attention to calendrical transitions like saṅkrānti and maintain disciplined practice to reduce avoidable disruptions.