Shloka 89

The Extent of Questions: Deathbed Rites, Kāla (Time), and Karma-Vipāka Rebirths

Devanagari script

स्त्रियो ऽप्यनेन मार्गेण हृत्वा दोषमवाप्नुयुः / एतेषामेव जन्तूनां भार्यात्वमुपजायते

Transliteration

striyo 'pyanena mārgeṇa hṛtvā doṣamavāpnuyuḥ / eteṣāmeva jantūnāṃ bhāryātvamupajāyate

Translation

Bahkan wanita, jika mengambil milik orang lain dengan cara yang sama, akan menanggung dosa. Sesudah itu, mereka dilahirkan sebagai isteri kepada makhluk-makhluk itulah juga yang telah mereka aniayai.

Word by Word

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Discourse (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-निपातः (also/even)

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• मार्गेण: by the path/way
• मार्गेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• हृत्वा: having taken away
• हृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Absolutive/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having taken/removed)

• दोषम्: fault/sin
• दोषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• अवाप्नुयुः: would incur/obtain
• अवाप्नुयुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु) + अव (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; उपसर्गः अव-

• एतेषाम्: of these
• एतेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Discourse (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपातः

• जन्तूनाम्: of creatures/beings
• जन्तूनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• भार्यात्वम्: wifehood
• भार्यात्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भाववाचक-तद्धितान्त (state of being a wife)

• उपजायते: arises/comes about
• उपजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + उप (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः उप-

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Karma applies irrespective of gender; harmful appropriation binds one into future relational consequences with the harmed beings.

Vedantic Theme: Karmic bondage (bandha) through relational saṁskāras; actions shape future embodiment and social ties.

Application: Apply ethical standards equally; avoid exploitation; seek reconciliation and restitution to prevent long-term karmic entanglements.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.2 (gender-inclusive karma-vipāka statements)

Characters & Entities

• Women (striyaḥ)
• Jantus (living beings)

FAQs

What is the importance of theft-karma teaching in the Garuda Purana?

This verse stresses that taking what is not given creates doṣa (sin) regardless of gender, and it can bind the soul into future-life relationships as a karmic consequence.

How does this verse explain karmic results after death and rebirth?

It links a specific wrongdoing (hṛtvā—taking/stealing) to a concrete rebirth outcome: becoming connected to the wronged beings through marriage, showing how karma shapes future embodiment and social bonds.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid taking others’ property, credit, or resources by any means; practice restitution and ethical livelihood, since karmic effects can manifest as long-term entanglements and suffering across lives.