Shloka 49

Devanagari script

द्वादशति सरसिजे शान्त्य तीतास्तथेश्वराः / कुहूश्च शङ्खिनी नाड्यो देवदत्तो धनञ्जयः

Transliteration

dvādaśati sarasije śāntya tītāstatheśvarāḥ / kuhūśca śaṅkhinī nāḍyo devadatto dhanañjayaḥ

Translation

द्वादशति सरसिजे शान्त्यतीतास्तथेश्वराः। कुहूश्च शङ्खिनी नाड्यौ देवदत्तो धनञ्जयः॥

Word by Word

• द्वादशति: twelve
• द्वादशति: Sambandha (Numerical/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशति (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्या (twelve)

• सरसिजे: in the lotus
• सरसिजे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरसिज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative)

• शान्त्य: by/with peace
• शान्त्य: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; रूपं 'शान्त्या' अपेक्षितम्—पाठे 'शान्त्य' (यकार-लोप/सन्धि-रूप)

• अतीताः: having passed beyond
• अतीताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतीत (√इ, धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (gone beyond)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• ईश्वराः: lords; Īśvaras
• ईश्वराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कुहूः: Kuhū (name)
• कुहूः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुहू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• शङ्खिनी: Śaṅkhinī (nāḍī/name)
• शङ्खिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्खिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाड्यः: nāḍīs (channels)
• नाड्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाडी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पाठे 'नाड्यो' इति रूपं—'नाड्यः' (visarga) अपेक्षितम्

• देवदत्तः: Devadatta (name)
• देवदत्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + दत्त (√दा, धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-सम्भव नाम (देवेन दत्तः)

• धनञ्जयः: Dhanañjaya (name)
• धनञ्जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनम् + जय (√जि, धातु; ण्वुल्/अच्-सम्भव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (धनं जयति इति)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Within the subtle lotus are twelve divine powers; nāḍīs Kuhū and Śaṅkhinī and vāyus Devadatta and Dhanañjaya operate there.

Vedantic Theme: Body as a field (kṣetra) for disciplined awareness; mapping inner instruments to transcend identification with gross embodiment.

Application: In prāṇāyāma and pratyāhāra, contemplate the lotus-center and observe subtle impulses (e.g., yawning/sneezing/retention functions attributed to subsidiary vāyus) without reactivity; use as a diagnostic map for meditation obstacles.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: subtle-body lotus (cakra/padma) and nāḍī network

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.23 (continuation of subtle anatomy: nāḍīs, vāyus, deities/powers in lotuses)

Characters & Entities

• Ishvaras (presiding deities)
• Nadis (Kuhu, Shankhini)
• Vayus (Devadatta, Dhananjaya)

FAQs

What is the importance of nāḍīs like Kuhū and Śaṅkhinī in the Garuda Purana?

They are subtle channels in the inner (lotus) anatomy through which prāṇa functions; knowing them supports understanding how the jīva is carried by prāṇic forces at death and in post-death transition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By pointing to the subtle-body framework—presiding powers, nāḍīs, and specific vāyus—through which consciousness and life-force operate; this anatomy underlies how departure from the body is described in Garuda Purana narratives.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate disciplined breath and ethical living (dharma) to steady prāṇa and mind; this aligns the inner system described here and supports calm, aware living and dying.