Shloka 29
Nīti for Calamity, Wealth, Friendship, Charity, and Restraint of Kāma
विद्याघातो ह्यनभ्यासः स्त्रीणां घातः कुचैलता / व्याधीनां भोजनं जीर्णं शत्रोर्घातः प्रपञ्चता
vidyāghāto hyanabhyāsaḥ strīṇāṃ ghātaḥ kucailatā / vyādhīnāṃ bhojanaṃ jīrṇaṃ śatrorghātaḥ prapañcatā
လေ့ကျင့်မှုမရှိခြင်းသည် ပညာကိုဖျက်ဆီးသည်။ မိန်းမတို့အတွက် အဝတ်အစားမသန့်မရှင်း ဝတ်ဆင်ခြင်းသည် ပျက်စီးရာအကြောင်းဖြစ်သည်။ နာမကျန်းသူအတွက် အဟောင်းအစားသည် အန္တရာယ်ဖြစ်သည်။ ရန်သူအတွက်တော့ ကိုယ့်လှည့်ကွက်စကားများပင် ကျဆုံးရာအကြောင်းဖြစ်လာသည်။
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Neglect and impropriety become the immediate ‘slayers’ of one’s own goods—knowledge, reputation, health, and security.
Vedantic Theme: Karma as self-forged consequence (svakarma-phala) operating through ordinary habits; tamas (negligence) as a veiling force.
Application: Maintain abhyasa (regular practice), uphold appropriate decorum, avoid stale/unsuitable diet especially in illness, and restrain boastful or over-clever speech that creates enemies.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.109 (niti/dharma counsel cluster)
FAQs
This verse frames discipline as protection: practice preserves learning, cleanliness safeguards dignity, proper diet supports healing, and restrained speech prevents self-created harm.
Indirectly, it teaches that everyday choices (habit, purity, food, speech) shape one’s dharmic life—foundational for karma that later influences post-death outcomes described elsewhere in the Garuda Purana.
Keep skills alive through regular practice, maintain cleanliness and propriety, give patients fresh and suitable food, and avoid over-complicated or manipulative speech that backfires.