Shloka 22

Hari’s Avatāras and the Cosmic Power of Pativratā-Dharma

Devanagari script

पत्नीस्कन्धसमारूढश्चालयामास कौशिकः / पादावमर्शणत्क्रुद्धो माण्डव्यस्तमुवाच ह

Transliteration

patnīskandhasamārūḍhaścālayāmāsa kauśikaḥ / pādāvamarśaṇatkruddho māṇḍavyastamuvāca ha

Translation

เกาศิกะขึ้นนั่งบนบ่าภรรยาแล้วเริ่มเคลื่อนไป แต่มาณฑวยะโกรธเพราะถูกต้องที่เท้า จึงกล่าวกับเขา

Word by Word

• पत्नीस्कन्धसमारूढः: mounted on his wife's shoulder
• पत्नीस्कन्धसमारूढः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पत्नी + स्कन्ध + सम् + आरूढ (कृदन्त; रुह् धातु)
• Form: समासः (पत्नी-स्कन्धे समारूढः) — सप्तमी/अधिकरण-तत्पुरुष (locative relation) + उपसर्ग-युक्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कौशिकस्य विशेषणम्

• चालयामास: caused to move/shook
• चालयामास: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: ‘made move/shook’)

• कौशिकः: Kauśika
• कौशिकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पादौ: (his) feet
• पादौ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन

• अमर्शणात्: because of touching/pressing (them)
• अमर्शणात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर्शण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (cause)

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• क्रुद्धः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध (कृदन्त; क्रुध् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; माण्डव्यस्य विशेषणम्

• माण्डव्यः: Māṇḍavya
• माण्डव्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माण्डव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तम्: to him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed/for emphasis
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration within the Garuḍa Purāṇa’s discourse framework)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ego and sensitivity to honor can provoke harmful speech; the ethics of touch and respect for ascetics’ bodies/feet is invoked, but anger distorts dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Ahaṅkāra as obstacle; krodha arising from rajas; need for forbearance (titikṣā).

Application: Practice humility; do not react with curses or harsh words to accidental slights; cultivate patience under discomfort.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: roadside / path

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.142 (sequence: encounter with Māṇḍavya leading to pronouncement about sunrise/death)

Characters & Entities

• Kauśika
• Māṇḍavya
• Wife of Kauśika

FAQs

What is the importance of anger (krodha) in Garuda Purana teachings?

This verse highlights how a small physical contact can trigger krodha in a revered person, setting the stage for speech and action that may create karmic consequences—Garuda Purana repeatedly warns that anger distorts dharma and judgment.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: the narrative stresses that reactions driven by anger can become causes (karma) that later shape suffering or consequence—an underlying principle used throughout Garuda Purana’s discussions of post-death results of conduct.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice restraint when offended by minor mistakes; respond with discernment rather than immediate anger, since impulsive words and reactions can escalate harm and create lasting consequences.