Shloka 4

Candra-sthiti, Dvādaśa-avasthā, Nakṣatra-śubha-aśubha, Yātrā-dik, and Graha-bhāva-phala

Devanagari script

हास्यावस्थं नता(क्रीडा) वस्थं प्रमोदावस्थमेव च / विषादावस्थभोगस्थे ज्वरावस्थं व्यवस्थितम्

Transliteration

hāsyāvasthaṃ natā(krīḍā) vasthaṃ pramodāvasthameva ca / viṣādāvasthabhogasthe jvarāvasthaṃ vyavasthitam

Translation

हास्यावस्था नाट्यक्रीडावस्था प्रमोदावस्था च; तथा विषादे भोगे च स्थिते ज्वरावस्थापि सम्भवति व्यवस्थितैव भवति।

Word by Word

• hāsya-avastham: state of laughter
• hāsya-avastham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāsya + avasthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘हास्यस्य अवस्था’

• natā-avastham: state of play/acting (as per variant)
• natā-avastham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: natā (नटा/नत-प्रातिपदिक; पाठभेद) + avasthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); पाठे ‘नटा/क्रीडा’ इत्यर्थसंकेत

• pramoda-avastham: state of delight
• pramoda-avastham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pramoda + avasthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘प्रमोदस्य अवस्था’

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic/only)

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

• viṣāda-avastha-bhoga-sthe: in the enjoyment-situation during the sorrow-state
• viṣāda-avastha-bhoga-sthe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣāda + avasthā + bhoga + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (context-dependent), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘विषादावस्थायां भोगस्थे’ (in the enjoyment-position during the state of sorrow)

• jvara-avastham: state of fever
• jvara-avastham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvara + avasthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘ज्वरस्य अवस्था’

• vyavasthitam: situated/established
• vyavasthitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + ava + √sthā (धातु) → vyavasthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (teaching Garuḍa)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Human experience alternates through recognizable states; pleasure and indulgence can coexist with or precipitate distress (jvara).

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-vikāra: mind-body states arise from changing guṇas and time; do not mistake transient moods for the Self.

Application: Observe mood shifts; treat laughter/pleasure and sorrow as transient; be cautious of excess indulgence that correlates with illness-like disturbance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.61 (twelve avasthās and their phalas)

FAQs

What is the importance of changing mental states in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that human experience moves through multiple conditions—joy, play, grief, and even illness—underscoring the impermanent, fluctuating nature of embodied life that dharma seeks to discipline and transcend.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing shifting states of emotion and bodily affliction, the verse points to the soul’s distinctness from temporary moods and physical conditions, preparing the listener to value steadiness, restraint, and spiritual focus over passing experiences.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat emotions and discomfort as transient states; cultivate steadiness through ethical living, moderation in enjoyment, and disciplined practices (self-control, prayer/recitation), rather than being driven by pleasure or overwhelmed by grief.