Shloka 1

Devanagari script

नामैकोनाशीतितमो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच / आदाय शेषस्तस्यान्त्रं बलस्य केलादिषु / चिक्षेप तत्र जायन्ते विद्रुमाः सुभहागुणाः

Transliteration

nāmaikonāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca / ādāya śeṣastasyāntraṃ balasya kelādiṣu / cikṣepa tatra jāyante vidrumāḥ subhahāguṇāḥ

Translation

Sūta disse: “Este é o septuagésimo nono capítulo. Śeṣa tomou as entranhas de Bala e lançou-as sobre o monte Kelā e outras montanhas; dali surgem os vidruma, os corais, dotados de qualidades auspiciosas.”

Word by Word

• नाम: (entitled)
• नाम: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (quotative/labeling particle: 'named')

• एकोनाशीतितमः: seventy-ninth
• एकोनाशीतितमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + ऊन + अशीति + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण; समासः (एकेन ऊनः अशीतिः = 79; तस्य तमः) (masc nom sg)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nominative singular)

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nominative singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd sg perfect)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purvakala-Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + दा (धातु) → आदाय (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• शेषः: Śeṣa
• शेषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nominative singular)

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive singular pronoun)

• अन्त्रम्: intestine
• अन्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• बलस्य: of Bala
• बलस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• केलादिषु: in Kelā and other (places)
• केलादिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केलादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; आद्यर्थ-समास (केल + आदि) (locative plural)

• चिक्षेप: threw/cast
• चिक्षेप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd sg perfect)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• जायन्ते: are born/arise
• जायन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद (3rd pl present, middle)

• विद्रुमाः: corals
• विद्रुमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (nominative plural)

• सुभागुणाः: of excellent qualities
• सुभागुणाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + भागुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सु-भागुणाः = उत्तम-गुणयुक्ताः) (masc nom pl)

Speaker

Sūta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Natural substances have sacred, mythic etiologies; knowledge of origins supports discernment in ratna-śāstra.

Vedantic Theme: Interpenetration of cosmic order and material nature (prakṛti) under divine agency; the world as meaningful, not random.

Application: Approach material knowledge (gemology) with reverence and careful inquiry into provenance; value authenticity and source.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain range/locales

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.80.2-1.80.4 on coral varieties, qualities, and testing

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Śeṣa (Ananta)
• Bala
• Kelā
• Vidruma (coral)

FAQs

What is the importance of coral (vidruma) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a Puranic origin-story for coral, portraying it as an auspicious substance (subhaga-guṇa) arising from a sacred, mythic event connected with Śeṣa.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It does not address the soul’s journey or afterlife doctrine; it is an etiological passage explaining the origin and auspicious nature of coral within a cosmological narrative.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat traditionally auspicious materials with reverence and discernment—understanding that Purāṇic texts often encode cultural values (auspiciousness, sacred geography) through origin narratives.