Shloka 94

Ācāra-Nirṇaya: Varṇa-Āśrama Dharma, Śauca, Snāna, Sandhyā, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and Gṛhastha-Dinacaryā

Devanagari script

शुक्लपक्षे तथा कृष्णे रजन्यां दिवसेपि वा / उष्णे वर्षति शीते वा वर्धनं न निवर्तते

Transliteration

śuklapakṣe tathā kṛṣṇe rajanyāṃ divasepi vā / uṣṇe varṣati śīte vā vardhanaṃ na nivartate

Translation

Sama ada pada paruh terang atau paruh gelap, sama ada malam atau siang—sama ada panas, hujan, atau sejuk—pertambahannya tidak pernah berhenti.

Word by Word

• शुक्ल-पक्षे: in the bright fortnight
• शुक्ल-पक्षे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (शुक्लः पक्षः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• कृष्णे: in the dark (fortnight)
• कृष्णे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (अर्थतः कृष्णपक्षे—पक्ष-शब्दोऽध्याहार्यः)

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

• दिवसे: in the day
• दिवसे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Avyaya (Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• उष्णे: in heat/when hot
• उष्णे: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (locative absolute sense: 'when it is hot')

• वर्षति: it rains
• वर्षति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शीते: in cold/when cold
• शीते: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (locative absolute sense: 'when cold')

• वा: or
• वा: Avyaya (Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (or)

• वर्धनम्: increase/growth (of wealth/interest)
• वर्धनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• निवर्तते: ceases/turns back
• निवर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Usurious increase is portrayed as ceaseless across lunar phases, day/night, and seasons—suggesting a mechanical, compassionless multiplication.

Vedantic Theme: Kala (time) as witness: when desire is unrestrained, it rides time’s cycles and strengthens samsaric bondage.

Application: Recognize compounding as ethically dangerous when detached from real value creation; set humane limits and prioritize dana/repayment relief.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana moral critiques of greed and wealth-hoarding; praise of dana as counterforce (contextual).

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of this teaching in the Garuda Purana?

It stresses inevitability: certain processes—especially the accumulation and maturation of consequences—continue through all times and conditions, urging vigilance in dharma.

How does this verse relate to karma and its results?

By listing opposite conditions (fortnights, night/day, heat/rain/cold), the verse indicates that karmic increase or consequence-building is not paused by time, season, or circumstance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain consistent discipline—ethical conduct, restraint, and regular remedial practices—because outcomes keep accumulating regardless of mood, weather, or timing.