Shloka 1

Vināyaka-pīḍā: Omens, Purification, Crossroads Offerings, and Ambikā Svastyayana

Devanagari script

नाम नवनवतितमो ऽध्यायः श्रागरुडमहापुराणम्- १०० याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच / विनायकोपसृष्टस्य लक्षणानि निबोधत / स्वप्ने ऽवगाहते ऽत्यर्थं जलं मुण्डांश्च पश्यति

Transliteration

nāma navanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ śrāgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 100 yājñavalkya uvāca / vināyakopasṛṣṭasya lakṣaṇāni nibodhata / svapne 'vagāhate 'tyarthaṃ jalaṃ muṇḍāṃśca paśyati

Translation

యాజ్ఞవల్క్యుడు పలికెను—వినాయకబాధితుని లక్షణములు వినుడి: స్వప్నంలో అతడు అత్యంతంగా నీటిలో మునుగును/స్నానమాడును, మరియు ముండనమైన పురుషులను చూచును।

Word by Word

• नाम: (called)
• नाम: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पदपूरण/निर्देशार्थक (particle: ‘named/indeed’)

• नवनवतितमः: ninety-ninth
• नवनवतितमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव-नवति-तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-तद्धितान्त (तम) ‘99th’; समासः—तत्पुरुष (नव नवतिः)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्: the Śrī Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्: Sambandha (Title/Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + गरुड + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्री-गरुडस्य महापुराणम्)

• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Yājñavalkya
• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विनायक-उपसृष्टस्य: of one afflicted by Vināyaka
• विनायक-उपसृष्टस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनायक + उपसृष्ट (कृदन्त; सृज् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः—तत्पुरुष (विनायकेन उपसृष्टः)

• लक्षणानि: signs, symptoms
• लक्षणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• निबोधत: understand, learn
• निबोधत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• स्वप्ने: in a dream
• स्वप्ने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• अवगाहते: bathes/immerses (himself)
• अवगाहते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + गाह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः—अव

• अत्यर्थम्: excessively, very much
• अत्यर्थम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यर्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: excessively/very much)

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• मुण्डान्: shaven-headed (persons)
• मुण्डान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

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

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Yājñavalkya

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Recognize afflictive signs early; unseen forces (graha/upasarga) are approached through disciplined knowledge and remedial observance.

Vedantic Theme: Adhyātmika/ādhidaivika duḥkha as part of embodied life; knowledge (jñāna as discernment) reduces fear and guides right action.

Application: Attend to recurring distressing dreams and mental agitation; seek appropriate traditional remedies (mantra, vrata, dāna) and practical care (rest, counsel) rather than panic.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.100 (Vināyaka-upasarga lakṣaṇa and remedies—chapter context)

Characters & Entities

• Vināyaka

FAQs

What is the importance of Vināyaka-affliction signs in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a diagnostic marker: it lists dream-omens used to recognize Vināyaka-related obstruction (upasarga) so that one can take corrective ritual or ethical measures.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the post-death journey here; instead, it addresses living omens—disturbing dreams (deep immersion in water, visions of shaven-headed figures) indicating an obstructive influence affecting one’s wellbeing and dharmic progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat recurring, fear-inducing dreams as prompts for self-correction—reduce harmful actions, restore discipline in daily conduct, and, within one’s tradition, perform obstacle-removing prayers/rituals associated with Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa).