Shloka 47

Kāraṇa-vyākhyā: Cosmic Agents, Rudra-Forms, Sense-Purity, and Ānanda-Tāratamya

Devanagari script

एतादृशं तव नैवेद्यशेषं न भुक्तं वै सर्वदादित्यरूपम् / अनर्पितं तव देवस्य विष्णोर्भुक्तं मया बहुवारं मुकुन्द

Transliteration

etādṛśaṃ tava naivedyaśeṣaṃ na bhuktaṃ vai sarvadādityarūpam / anarpitaṃ tava devasya viṣṇorbhuktaṃ mayā bahuvāraṃ mukunda

Translation

ఓ ముకుందా! నీవు సదా ఆదిత్యస్వరూపుడవు; నీకోసం ఉద్దేశించిన అటువంటి నైవేద్యశేషాన్ని నేను నీకు అర్పించకుండానే ఎన్నోసార్లు భుజించాను.

Word by Word

• एतादृशम्: such (as this)
• एतादृशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (नैवेद्यशेषम्) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नैवेद्य-शेषम्: remnant of the offering
• नैवेद्य-शेषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• भुक्तम्: eaten
• भुक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्त (कृदन्त, √भुज्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (नैवेद्यशेषम्) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• आदित्य-रूपम्: sun-like in form
• आदित्य-रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (आदित्यस्य रूपम् इव/आदित्यरूपम्)

• अनर्पितम्: not offered
• अनर्पितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनर्पित (कृदन्त, √अर्प्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP) नकार-प्रत्ययेन निषेध (not offered), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तव: to you/your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• देवस्य: of the Lord
• देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• विष्णोः: of Vishnu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• भुक्तम्: eaten
• भुक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्त (कृदन्त, √भुज्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (एतादृशं नैवेद्यशेषम्) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• बहु-वारम्: many times
• बहु-वारम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative: many times); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (बहवः वाराः)

• मुकुन्द: O Mukunda
• मुकुन्द: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/householder (confessional voice addressing Lord Vishnu as Mukunda) within an upasana/ritual context

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Aparādha-bodha (recognition of fault) and the necessity of offering to Viṣṇu before consumption; sanctification of sustenance through īśvara-arpaṇa.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as antaryāmin and sākṣin; karma becomes purifying when offered (īśvara-arpita) rather than appropriated by ego.

Application: Adopt the habit of offering food mentally or ritually before eating; cultivate accountability and repentance when lapses occur.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred precinct

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: recurring stress on naivedya, prasāda, and avoiding aparādha toward Viṣṇu (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Mukunda
• Aditya (Sun)

FAQs

What is the importance of offering food (naivedya) before eating in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames eating without first offering to Vishnu as a devotional fault (aparadha), stressing that food should be sanctified as naivedya/prasada through remembrance and offering.

How does this verse relate to spiritual accountability in daily life?

By openly admitting repeated lapses—eating what should have been offered—the verse highlights self-audit, repentance, and renewed discipline as part of worship and dharma.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a simple habit: mentally or ritually offer your meal to Vishnu (Mukunda) before eating, treating food as prasada and cultivating gratitude and restraint.