Shloka 62

Devanagari script

सुखस्यानन्तरं दुः खं दुः खस्यानन्तरं सुखम् / शुखं दुः खं मनुष्याणां चक्रवत्परिवर्तते

Transliteration

sukhasyānantaraṃ duḥ khaṃ duḥ khasyānantaraṃ sukham / śukhaṃ duḥ khaṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ cakravatparivartate

Translation

หลังสุขย่อมมีทุกข์ และหลังทุกข์ย่อมมีสุข สำหรับมนุษย์ สุขทุกข์เวียนกลับดุจล้อเกวียนหมุนไป

Word by Word

• सुखस्य: of happiness
• सुखस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of)

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = ‘immediately after’

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Pradhāna/Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• दुःखस्य: of sorrow
• दुःखस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Pradhāna/Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Pradhāna (Topic/प्रस्ताव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विषय-उल्लेख (topic)

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Pradhāna (Topic/प्रस्ताव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विषय-उल्लेख

• मनुष्याणाम्: of humans
• मनुष्याणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• चक्रवत्: like a wheel
• चक्रवत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चक्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (simile-adverb) = ‘like a wheel’

• परिवर्तते: turns/changes around
• परिवर्तते: Kriyā (Predicate verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि√वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोग

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda / Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sukha and duḥkha alternate cyclically; neither state is permanent, so one should cultivate steadiness.

Vedantic Theme: Anityatva (impermanence) and titikṣā (forbearance) as supports for viveka and inner peace.

Application: When pleasure or pain arises, remember it will turn; avoid over-attachment in सुख and despair in दुःख; practice balanced response in daily events.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Preta-kalpa and Nīti-style passages): recurring emphasis on anityatva and the turning of fortune

FAQs

What is the importance of understanding sukha and duḥkha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse teaches that pleasure and pain are cyclical and unstable, encouraging steadiness, detachment, and dharmic living rather than chasing temporary highs.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By highlighting the revolving nature of experience, it frames worldly life as samsara—prompting the seeker to aim beyond fluctuating conditions toward liberation and higher understanding.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Stay balanced in success and failure, avoid despair in hardship, and make ethical choices consistently—knowing both comfort and difficulty will pass.