Shloka 39
An exposition on the fruits of charity and on entry into a body
Garbhotpatti, Piṇḍa-śarīra, and Antya-kāla-kriyā
रागद्वेषौ तथा लज्जा भयं मोहस्तथैव च / इत्येतत् कथितं तार्क्ष्य वायुजं गुणपञ्चकम्
rāgadveṣau tathā lajjā bhayaṃ mohastathaiva ca / ityetat kathitaṃ tārkṣya vāyujaṃ guṇapañcakam
Keterikatan dan kebencian, juga rasa malu, ketakutan, dan kekeliruan (mohā)—demikianlah, wahai Tārkṣya (Garuda), lima sifat yang dikatakan lahir daripada vāyu (prinsip angin).
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Tārkṣya)
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Affective states—attachment, aversion, shame, fear, delusion—are treated as guṇa-clusters arising with vāyu, implying they are conditioned movements, not the Self.
Vedantic Theme: Vairāgya through viveka: emotions as prakṛti-vikāras; the witness remains untouched.
Application: When these arise, label them as ‘vāyuja’ fluctuations; apply breath regulation, grounding attention, and ethical reflection to reduce reactivity.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.32.40-42 (vāyu qualities and indriya mapping)
FAQs
It classifies key mental-emotional tendencies—attachment, aversion, shame, fear, and delusion—as arising from the vāyu principle, helping explain how the subtle body’s impulses shape conduct and post-death experience.
By identifying inner forces like rāga, dveṣa, bhaya, and moha as elemental qualities, the text implies that the jīva’s journey is influenced by these tendencies carried in the subtle body, which condition choices and karmic outcomes.
Observe and discipline attachment, aversion, fear, shame, and delusion through ethical living and self-control, since these inner currents strongly determine actions and their karmic results.