Shloka 50
Kāraṇānvēṣaṇam: The 32 Marks of Hari, Defects (Doṣas), Death-Omens, and Hari’s Omnipresence in Social & Household Life
न रुद्रवन्न चान्यानि लक्षणानि खगेश्वर / षड्विंशत्या लक्षणैश्चापि युक्ता वारुण्याः षड्लक्षणैश्चैव हीना
na rudravanna cānyāni lakṣaṇāni khageśvara / ṣaḍviṃśatyā lakṣaṇaiścāpi yuktā vāruṇyāḥ ṣaḍlakṣaṇaiścaiva hīnā
ஓ ககேஸ்வரா! இதில் ருத்ரசம்பந்தமான இலக்கணங்களும் இல்லை; பிற சுபச் சின்னங்களும் இல்லை. இது இருபத்தாறு இலக்கணங்களுடன் கூடியது எனச் சொல்லப்பட்டாலும், ‘வாருணீ’ வகை குறிப்பாக ஆறு இலக்கணங்களில் குறைவுடையதாக உரைக்கப்படுகிறது।
Lord Vishnu
Concept: Lakṣaṇa-vicāra (assessment of bodily marks) and categorical differentiation (e.g., Varuṇī-type lacking specific marks).
Vedantic Theme: Guṇa–karma–saṃskāra shaping embodied indicators; empirical signs used for worldly discernment rather than ultimate Self-knowledge.
Application: Use as a diagnostic checklist in traditional samudrika/auspiciousness assessment; avoid overgeneralization and treat ‘absence of marks’ as a defined category, not a moral verdict.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.22 (lakṣaṇa-prakaraṇa context; enumerations of 26/25/24/23 marks and doṣas in adjacent verses)
FAQs
This verse highlights that specific classifications are made based on lakṣaṇas, and that absence or presence of defined marks is used to distinguish types—relevant to ritual and interpretive frameworks in the Preta Kanda.
Indirectly: by stressing technical classifications (types defined by characteristics), it reflects the Garuda Purana’s method of mapping post-death conditions through precise identifiers used in the narrative on preta states and rites.
Approach Garuda Purana’s ritual and afterlife descriptions with careful attention to technical terms and classifications, and consult qualified tradition-bearers when applying such distinctions to śrāddha or death-rite practices.