Shloka 39

Nakṣatra-Devatā Enumeration and Muhūrta Rules for Travel, Rites, and Yogas

Devanagari script

पूर्वफल्गुनी शुक्रे च स्वातिश्चैव शनैश्वरे / एतै चामृतयोगाः स्युः सर्वकार्यप्रसाधकाः

Transliteration

pūrvaphalgunī śukre ca svātiścaiva śanaiśvare / etai cāmṛtayogāḥ syuḥ sarvakāryaprasādhakāḥ

Translation

ပူರ್ವဖလ္ဂုနီ နက္ခတ်သည် သောကြာဂြိုဟ် (ရှုကြ) နှင့် တွဲလျက်၊ စွာတီ နက္ခတ်သည် စနေဂြိုဟ် (ရှနૈශ්ဝရ) နှင့် တွဲလျက် ဖြစ်သော် ထိုတို့ကို အမృతယောဂ ဟု ခေါ်ကြ၏—အလုပ်ကိစ္စ အားလုံးကို အောင်မြင်စေသော မင်္ဂလာယောဂများ ဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• pūrvaphalgunī: Pūrvaphalgunī (nakṣatra)
• pūrvaphalgunī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrvaphalgunī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• śukre: when (it is) Venus
• śukre: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (loc. sg.)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• svātī: Svātī (nakṣatra)
• svātī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svātī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• śanaiśvare: when (it is) Saturn
• śanaiśvare: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śanaiśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (loc. sg.); ‘in/when Saturn’

• etaiḥ: by these/with these
• etaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन (instr. pl.)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• amṛta-yogāḥ: Amṛta-yogas (auspicious combinations)
• amṛta-yogāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (‘nectar-like auspicious yogas’)

• syuḥ: would be/are (to be)
• syuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• sarva-kārya-prasādhakāḥ: accomplishing all tasks
• sarva-kārya-prasādhakāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक) + prasādhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (qualifier of amṛta-yogāḥ)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Certain nakṣatra–graha pairings generate ‘Amṛta-yoga’ that supports the completion of all works (sarva-kārya-prasādhaka).

Vedantic Theme: Skill in action (kauśala) includes choosing conducive conditions; auspicious timing as a dharmic aid within worldly life.

Application: Prefer initiating important tasks when Pūrvaphalgunī aligns with Venus or Svātī aligns with Saturn; treat as prime muhūrta windows.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: temporal/astrological (nakshatra + graha conjunction)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.59.35–37 (avoidance yogas); Garuda Purana 1.59 (muhūrta prescriptions)

Characters & Entities

• Pūrvaphalgunī
• Śukra (Venus)
• Svātī
• Śanaiśvara/Śani (Saturn)
• Amṛta-yoga

FAQs

What is the importance of Amṛta-yoga in the Garuda Purana?

This verse defines specific nakṣatra–graha pairings as Amṛta-yogas and states they are highly auspicious for ensuring success in undertakings, guiding practitioners in choosing favorable timing (muhūrta).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This particular verse does not describe the soul’s journey or after-death states; it focuses on auspicious astrological combinations used to support worldly and ritual actions through proper timing.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the idea of selecting favorable timing: schedule important vows, ceremonies, initiations, or major commitments when traditionally auspicious combinations are present, alongside ethical intent and disciplined action.