Shloka 46

Devanagari script

हीनवर्णबलोत्साहो हतौजाः कलुषेन्द्रियः / मुद्गकोद्रवजंबीरकरीरचणकादिभिः

Transliteration

hīnavarṇabalotsāho hataujāḥ kaluṣendriyaḥ / mudgakodravajaṃbīrakarīracaṇakādibhiḥ

Translation

ผิวพรรณ กำลัง และความฮึกเหิมย่อมเสื่อมถอย; โอชะถูกทำลายและอินทรีย์เศร้าหมอง—เขาดำรงชีพด้วยอาหารเช่นถั่วเขียว โคทรวะ มะนาว (ชัมพีระ) คะรีระ ถั่วชนะกะ เป็นต้น

Word by Word

• हीनवर्णबलोत्साहः: with diminished complexion, strength, and energy
• हीनवर्णबलोत्साहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हीन-वर्ण-बल-उत्साह (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (असौ/रोगी); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (हीनं वर्णं बलं उत्साहं यस्य)

• हतौजाः: with vitality destroyed
• हतौजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत-ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (हतं ओजः यस्य)

• कलुषेन्द्रियः: with impaired/tainted senses
• कलुषेन्द्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कलुष-इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—कर्मधारयः (कलुषाणि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य)

• मुद्गकोद्रवजंबीरकरीरचणकादिभिः: by/with mung beans, kodrava millet, citron, caper shoots, chickpeas, etc.
• मुद्गकोद्रवजंबीरकरीरचणकादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्ग-कोद्रव-जम्बीर-करीर-चणक-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (मुद्गः+कोद्रवः+जम्बीरः+करीरः+चणकः) + ‘आदि’ (etc.); करणत्वेन प्रयोगः

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Diet and conduct shape vitality; improper or overly drying/unsuitable foods can erode ojas and clarity of the senses.

Vedantic Theme: Indriya-kalūṣa and ojas-kṣaya as obstacles to sattva and inner steadiness.

Application: Adopt a balanced, constitution-appropriate diet; monitor foods that aggravate dryness/obstruction; cultivate sattvic routines to preserve strength and clarity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.156.47 (dry, constricting vāyu mechanism)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of ojas (vital essence) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links moral/ritual impurity with the loss of ojas, describing a karmic decline in vitality, strength, and mental-sensory clarity.

How does this verse explain karmic results in daily life?

It presents karma as visible deterioration—inferior appearance, reduced strength and enthusiasm, and tainted senses—rather than only an after-death punishment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain purity of conduct and disciplined diet; protect vitality (ojas) through ethical living and sattvic habits, avoiding actions that lead to sensory and mental dullness.