Shloka 43

Devotpatti-nirūpaṇa — Hari’s Pūrṇatva

Completeness) and the Ritual Doctrine of Sāra (Essence

Devanagari script

वृन्ताकं चुक्रशाकश्च बिल्वमौदुंवरं तथा / पलाञ्जुर्लशुनं वृन्तं कलञ्जं च तथा द्विजा

Transliteration

vṛntākaṃ cukraśākaśca bilvamauduṃvaraṃ tathā / palāñjurlaśunaṃ vṛntaṃ kalañjaṃ ca tathā dvijā

Translation

விர்ந்தாகம் (கத்தரிக்காய்), சுக்ரசாகம் (புளிப்புக் கீரை), பில்வம், அவுதும்பரம்; மேலும் பலாஞ்சு, பூண்டு, விர்ந்தம் (தண்டு) மற்றும் கலஞ்ஜமும்—ஓ இருபிறப்பினரே.

Word by Word

• वृन्ताकम्: eggplant
• वृन्ताकम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्ताक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• चुक्रशाकः: sorrel greens (cukra-vegetable)
• चुक्रशाकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चुक्र + शाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (चुक्रस्य शाकम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• बिल्वम्: bael (fruit/tree)
• बिल्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• औदुंबरम्: udumbara (cluster fig)
• औदुंबरम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औदुंबर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमार्थक

• पलाञ्जुः: palāñju (a plant/vegetable)
• पलाञ्जुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पलाञ्जु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• लशुनम्: garlic
• लशुनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लशुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• वृन्तम्: stalk; stem
• वृन्तम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• कलञ्जम्: kalañja (a plant/ingredient)
• कलञ्जम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलञ्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमार्थक

• द्विजा: O twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विजा: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन (पाठे दीर्घा-आकारः); संबोधनरूपेण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda; addressing the audience as 'dvijāḥ' within the verse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Community-specific instruction (dvija address) on items treated as ‘niḥsāra’/non-preferred within the ongoing rule-set of purity and suitability.

Vedantic Theme: Discipline (niyama) and discernment in conduct; regulation of sense-objects (food/ingredients) for dharmic alignment.

Application: Follow the tradition’s guidance on these foods/plants (eggplant, sorrel, bilva, audumbara, onion/garlic-like items, stalks, kalañja) as being in a non-essential/non-preferred category for the relevant observance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.14.41–42 (niḥsāra list context); Garuda Purana 3.14.44 (kāla and rite-performance rule that follows)

Characters & Entities

• Dvijas

FAQs

What is the importance of listing foods like garlic and eggplant in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a ritual guideline: it names specific items considered unsuitable in certain purity-sensitive contexts (especially śrāddha/ancestor rites), helping practitioners maintain prescribed sāttvika discipline.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey described in the Preta Kanda?

In the Preta Kanda, ritual correctness (including food purity in rites for the departed) is presented as supportive to the preta’s welfare; such lists guide the living in performing śrāddha and related observances without impurity.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If observing śrāddha or mourning-period disciplines, follow your family/śākhā tradition and priestly guidance on avoidable foods; more broadly, treat ritual offerings as a purity-focused practice with simple, non-intoxicating ingredients.