Shloka 9

Kālin̄dī’s Austerity; True Tapas and Prāyaścitta; Kṛṣṇa’s Grace and Marriage

Devanagari script

सुलालितं भूषणैः पुत्रमित्रं न लालितं सर्वपापापहारि / न भुक्तं वै हरिनैरवेद्यशेषं मित्रालये षड्रसान्नं च भुक्तम्

Transliteration

sulālitaṃ bhūṣaṇaiḥ putramitraṃ na lālitaṃ sarvapāpāpahāri / na bhuktaṃ vai harinairavedyaśeṣaṃ mitrālaye ṣaḍrasānnaṃ ca bhuktam

Translation

కుమారులు, మిత్రులను ఆభరణాలు సౌఖ్యాలతో బాగా లాలిస్తారు; కానీ సమస్త పాపాలను హరించే ప్రభువును లాలించరు. హరికి అర్పించిన నైవేద్య శేష ప్రసాదాన్ని తినరు; మిత్రుల ఇళ్లలో మాత్రం షడ్రస భోజనం తింటారు।

Word by Word

• su-lālitam: well-caressed
• su-lālitam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय) + lāl (धातु) + ita (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle) विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘well-caressed/adorned’

• bhūṣaṇaiḥ: with ornaments
• bhūṣaṇaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• putra-mitram: son and friend (one’s dear ones)
• putra-mitram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + mitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्वन्द्व (इतरेतर) ‘पुत्रं मित्रं च’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (collective)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• lālitam: caressed
• lālitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: lāl (धातु) + ita (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sarva-pāpa-apahāri: O remover of all sins
• sarva-pāpa-apahāri: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + apahārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव) ‘सर्वपापान् अपहरति इति’; पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• bhuktam: eaten
• bhuktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘eaten’

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• harinā: by/for Hari
• harinā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• a-vedya-śeṣam: remnants of the offering (naivedya)
• a-vedya-śeṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a (नञ्) + vedya (प्रातिपदिक) + śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (नञ्-तत्पुरुष) ‘अवेद्यः शेषः’/‘नैवेद्यशेषः’ (intended: remnants of offering); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mitra-ālaye: in a friend’s house
• mitra-ālaye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra (प्रातिपदिक) + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘मित्रस्य आलयः’; पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ṣaḍ-rasa-annam: food of six tastes
• ṣaḍ-rasa-annam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + rasa (प्रातिपदिक) + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्विगु ‘षड्रसयुक्तम् अन्नम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• bhuktam: eaten
• bhuktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prasada-sevana and devotion purify; sensual indulgence and social attachment obscure the sin-destroying refuge.

Vedantic Theme: Indriya-nigraha and sattvika-ahara as aids to chitta-shuddhi; Ishvara-anugraha through prasada.

Application: Prefer prasada and sattvic offerings; reduce indulgent feasting for taste; cultivate gratitude and restraint in diet and social life.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: household/social space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.21.8, 3.21.10-11 (attachment and food purity themes)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Hari’s prasāda (naivedya-śeṣa) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse contrasts worldly indulgence with the purifying power of Hari’s sanctified remnants, presenting prasāda as a practical, dharmic means associated with sin-removal and spiritual welfare.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death in Garuda Purana terms?

By warning against neglecting purificatory dharma in favor of sensory pleasure, it implies that attachment-driven living strengthens karmic bondage, which later shapes the soul’s post-death experience described in the Preta Kanda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Reduce compulsive indulgence, cultivate devotion and restraint, and prefer sanctified/ethically obtained food and offerings—placing spiritual purification above social display and taste-driven habits.