Shloka 6

Rasāyana for Longevity: Milk-Based Regimens, Triphalā, Palāśa, and Bhr̥ṅgarāja (Śrāvaṇa & Puṣya Observances)

Devanagari script

केशराजिसमायुक्तं नरं वर्षसहस्रिणम् / तच्च काञ्जिकसंयुक्तं नरं कुर्याच्च भक्षितम्

Transliteration

keśarājisamāyuktaṃ naraṃ varṣasahasriṇam / tacca kāñjikasaṃyuktaṃ naraṃ kuryācca bhakṣitam

Translation

केशराजिसमायुक्तं नरं वर्षसहस्रं यावत् यातनां सहयति; ततः स एव काञ्जिकसंयुक्तः कृत्वा भक्षितो भवति।

Word by Word

• केशराजिसमायुक्तम्: endowed with a line/row of hair
• केशराजिसमायुक्तम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केश + राजि + समा + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; युज्-धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त (युक्त); तत्पुरुषसमासः (केशराज्या समायुक्तः)

• नरम्: a man
• नरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वर्षसहस्रिणम्: (living) a thousand years
• वर्षसहस्रिणम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्ष + सहस्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वर्षाणां सहस्रं यस्य/वर्षसहस्रपरिमाणः)

• तत्: that (thing/it)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction)

• काञ्जिकसंयुक्तम्: mixed with sour gruel (kāñjika)
• काञ्जिकसंयुक्तम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्जिक + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; युज्-धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त; तत्पुरुषः (काञ्जिकेन संयुक्तम्)

• नरम्: a man
• नरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should make
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction/particle)

• भक्षितम्: (as) eaten/consumed
• भक्षितम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Naraka

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Karmaphala manifests as specific, embodied torments; degradation and forced consumption symbolize consequences of defilement-causing acts.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-bandha: actions imprint experiences; suffering arises from prior causes until exhausted.

Application: Avoid acts that cause impurity, cruelty, or social/ritual defilement; cultivate restraint and repentance to avert harsh karmic outcomes.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: naraka/punishment ground

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa-style punishments: catalogues of naraka torments and durations (thousand-year motifs)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Yama

FAQs

What is the importance of punishments described in the Garuda Purana?

This verse uses vivid imagery of torment to emphasize karmic accountability after death and to deter harmful conduct by showing consequences under Yama’s order.

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

Within the Preta Kanda framework, the departed who bears specific sins is led to punitive experiences; the verse presents a sequence of suffering measured in time, reflecting the ripening of karma before further movement in the afterlife.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat the verse as an ethical warning: avoid actions that harm others, cultivate self-restraint and purity, and support dharmic living—often reinforced in tradition through prayer, charity, and rites performed with sincerity.