Shloka 10

Devanagari script

इदं यः पठते भक्त्या त्रिकालं नियतं शुचिः / नाकाले तस्य मृत्युः स्यान्नरस्याच्युतचेतसः

Transliteration

idaṃ yaḥ paṭhate bhaktyā trikālaṃ niyataṃ śuciḥ / nākāle tasya mṛtyuḥ syānnarasyācyutacetasaḥ

Translation

శుచిగా నియమబద్ధుడై త్రికాలములలో భక్తితో దీనిని పఠించువానికి, అచ్యుతునందు మనస్సు నిలిపిన అతనికి అకాలమృత్యువు కలుగదు.

Word by Word

• इदम्: this (hymn)
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• पठते: recites
• पठते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पठ् (पठ्/पाठे)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रिकालम्: at the three times (daily)
• त्रिकालम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रि + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; क्रियाविशेषणम्—‘त्रिषु कालेषु’ (at the three times)

• नियतम्: regularly; with discipline
• नियतम्: Kriya-vishesana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; नि + √यम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्—‘नियमेन/नियतरीत्या’

• शुचिः: pure (in conduct)
• शुचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (यः इत्यस्य)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• अकाले: at an untimely time
• अकाले: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-युक्तः—‘असमये’

• तस्य: for him / of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मृत्युः: death
• मृत्युः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be; may occur
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (अस्/भूवाचक)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नरस्य: of the man
• नरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अच्युतचेतसः: whose mind is fixed on Acyuta (Vishnu)
• अच्युतचेतसः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अच्युत + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अच्युतस्य चेतः यस्य)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotional recitation with purity and discipline at the three times, with mind fixed on Acyuta, prevents akāla-mṛtyu (untimely death).

Vedantic Theme: Smaraṇa-niṣṭhā (steadfast remembrance) as protective and purifying; sādhana through regulated practice (niyama) supporting grace.

Application: Establish a tri-kāla routine (dawn/noon/dusk) for stotra recitation; maintain cleanliness and mental focus; interpret ‘not premature death’ also as reduced self-destructive habits and steadier health through disciplined living.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: prescriptions for daily worship, purity, and recitation; benefits of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa at death; Phalaśruti style promises attached to stotras

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Acyuta)

FAQs

What is the importance of trikāla-pāṭha (three-times daily recitation) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents disciplined thrice-daily recitation done with purity and devotion as a protective sādhana, strengthening Viṣṇu-centered consciousness and guarding against premature death.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s teachings on death and its timing?

It distinguishes “untimely” death (akāla-mṛtyu) from death at one’s destined time, stating that devotionally reciting this teaching with a mind fixed on Acyuta prevents premature death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain a simple daily routine of clean living, regular prayer/recitation morning–midday–evening, and cultivate steady remembrance of Viṣṇu—using devotion and discipline as spiritual protection.