Shloka 5

Puṣparāga, Padmarāga, Kaukaṇṭaka, and Indranīla: Origins, Visual Marks, Value, and Phala

Devanagari script

मूल्यं वैदूर्यमणेरिव गादितं ह्यस्य रत्नसारविदा / धारणफलं च तद्वत्किं तु स्त्रीणां सुतप्रदो भवति

Transliteration

mūlyaṃ vaidūryamaṇeriva gāditaṃ hyasya ratnasāravidā / dhāraṇaphalaṃ ca tadvatkiṃ tu strīṇāṃ sutaprado bhavati

Translation

ரத்தின நிபுணர் கூறுவதுபோல் இதன் மதிப்பு வைதூர்ய (பூனைக்கண்) மணியைப் போன்றது. இதை அணிவதன் பலனும் அதே; குறிப்பாக பெண்களுக்கு இது புத்திரப் பிரதமாகும்.

Word by Word

• मूल्यम्: value, worth
• मूल्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वैदूर्य-मणेः: of the cat's-eye gem (vaidūrya)
• वैदूर्य-मणेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (vaidūryasya maṇiḥ)

• इव: like, as
• इव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• गादितम्: stated, described
• गादितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गद् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘कथितम्/उक्तम्’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अस्य: of this (gem)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• रत्न-सार-विदा: by a knower of the essence of gems
• रत्न-सार-विदा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + सार (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (प्रातिपदिक: विद्/विद्वस् ‘knower’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (ratnānāṃ sāraṃ vetti iti)

• धारण-फलम्: the fruit of wearing (it)
• धारण-फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारण (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dhāraṇasya phalam)

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

• तद्वत्: likewise, similarly
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial: ‘in that manner/like that’)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• सुत-प्रदः: giver of sons (bestowing offspring)
• सुत-प्रदः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (sutaṃ pradadāti iti)

• भवति: becomes, is
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (speaking to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Auspicious objects (ratna) when properly worn are said to yield specific worldly fruits, especially santāna (progeny).

Vedantic Theme: Prārabdha/karma mediated through upāya (auxiliary means) within vyavahāra; pursuit of puruṣārthas at the household level.

Application: If following traditional ratna-śāstra, select and wear the stated gem with proper testing and purity, with intention aligned to household welfare and progeny.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.75.1-1.75.4 (karketana/vaidūrya-type gem lore and wearing/processing benefits)

FAQs

What is the importance of vaidūrya (cat’s-eye) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights vaidūrya-like worth and states that wearing the described gem/stone yields specific auspicious results, notably progeny for women.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it belongs to practical dharma guidance on worldly well-being through auspicious objects (ratna-related counsel).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use discernment and qualified guidance when adopting traditional gemstone practices; the verse frames such choices as aimed at dharmic well-being and family prosperity.