Shloka 69

Saṅkara-jāti-nirṇaya and Gṛhastha-ācāra: Daily Rites, Purity, Anadhyāya, and Food Discipline

Devanagari script

क्रव्यादपक्षिदात्यूहशुकमांसानि वर्जयेत् / सारसैकशफान्हंसान्बलाकबकटिट्टिभान्

Transliteration

kravyādapakṣidātyūhaśukamāṃsāni varjayet / sārasaikaśaphānhaṃsānbalākabakaṭiṭṭibhān

Translation

Hendaklah dijauhi daging burung pemakan bangkai, juga daging burung dātyūha dan burung nuri. Begitu juga hendaklah dijauhi sārasa (burung jenjang), haiwan berkuku satu, haṃsa (angsa/swan), balākā (bangau), baka (jenjang), dan ṭiṭṭibha (lapwing).

Word by Word

• क्रव्याद: carnivorous (animal)
• क्रव्याद: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रव्याद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद); 'carnivore'

• पक्षि: bird
• पक्षि: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद); 'bird'

• दात्यूह: dātyūha bird
• दात्यूह: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दात्यूह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद); 'a kind of bird (dātyūha)'

• शुक: parrot
• शुक: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद); 'parrot'

• मांसानि: meats
• मांसानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'meats/flesh'

• क्रव्यादपक्षिदात्यूहशुकमांसानि: meats of carnivores/birds etc.
• क्रव्यादपक्षिदात्यूहशुकमांसानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रव्याद + पक्षि + दात्यूह + शुक + मांस (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सूची/समाहारार्थ); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'meats of carnivores, birds, dātyūha, and parrots'

• वर्जयेत्: should avoid
• वर्जयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृज्/वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'should avoid'

• सारस: sārasa crane
• सारस: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद); 'crane (sārasa)'

• एकशफ: single-hoofed (animal)
• एकशफ: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकशफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद); 'single-hoofed animal'

• हंसान्: geese/swans
• हंसान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'geese/swans'

• सारसैकशफान्: sārasa cranes and single-hoofed (animals)
• सारसैकशफान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस + एकशफ (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'sārasa (cranes) and single-hoofed (animals)'

• सारसैकशफान्हंसान्: sārasa cranes, single-hoofed (animals), and geese
• सारसैकशफान्हंसान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस + एकशफ + हंस (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (सूची); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'sārasa, single-hoofed (animals), and geese'

• बलाक: balākā (heron)
• बलाक: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलाका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक समासपूर्वपद); 'heron/crane (balākā)'

• बक: baka (crane)
• बक: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद); 'crane/heron (baka)'

• टिट्टिभ: ṭiṭṭibha bird
• टिट्टिभ: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: टिट्टिभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद); 'lapwing/ṭiṭṭibha bird'

• बलाकबकटिट्टिभान्: balākā, baka, and ṭiṭṭibha birds
• बलाकबकटिट्टिभान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलाका + बक + टिट्टिभ (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'balākā, baka, and ṭiṭṭibha (birds)'

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prohibition of specific meats, especially carrion-eaters and listed birds/animals, as part of regulated āhāra and śauca.

Vedantic Theme: Restraint (dama) and cultivation of sattva through non-indulgent diet; avoidance of tamasic foods.

Application: If observing traditional rules, avoid meats from scavenging birds and the enumerated species; more broadly, avoid foods associated with disease risk or unethical sourcing.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: forest/wetland fauna implied (cranes, herons, swans)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.96 (meat prohibitions within āhāra-vidhi)

FAQs

What is the importance of dietary restrictions in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats diet as part of dharma and purity: avoiding certain birds and animals is presented as a discipline that supports clean conduct and religious observance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by prescribing restraint and purity in daily life, it frames ethical conduct (including food choices) as supportive of auspicious karma, which influences one’s post-death course described elsewhere in the Garuda Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt mindful eating: avoid foods associated with impurity or harm in one’s tradition, and choose a diet that supports self-control, cleanliness, and ethical living.