Shloka 25

Devanagari script

दीप्यतिः स्तूयतिश्चैव पुत्त्रीयति धनीयति / त्रुट्यति म्रियते चैव चिचीषति निनीषति

Transliteration

dīpyatiḥ stūyatiścaiva puttrīyati dhanīyati / truṭyati mriyate caiva cicīṣati ninīṣati

Translation

เขาเปล่งประกายและได้รับการสรรเสริญ ได้บุตรและทรัพย์สมบัติ ต่อมาก็เสื่อมสลายและถึงความตาย ปรารถนาจะมีชีวิตอยู่ แต่ก็ถูกพาไปสู่ความตายอยู่ดี.

Word by Word

• दीप्यतिः: shines, blazes
• दीप्यतिः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दीप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद; रूपम्: दीप्यति (पाठे 'दीप्यतिः' इति)

• स्तूयति: is praised
• स्तूयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive sense): 'is praised'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• पुत्त्रीयति: desires a son / seeks sonship
• पुत्त्रीयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ईय (प्रत्यय)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; denominative (नामधातु) from 'पुत्र' : 'desires/acts as (having) a son'

• धनीयति: seeks wealth / becomes wealthy
• धनीयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + ईय (प्रत्यय)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; denominative (नामधातु) from 'धन' : 'seeks wealth / acts wealthy'

• त्रुट्यति: breaks, fails, slips
• त्रुट्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रुट् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• म्रियते: dies
• म्रियते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• चिचीषति: wishes to do/collect (desires)
• चिचीषति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चि (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; desiderative (सन्नन्त/इच्छार्थक) रूप: चिकीर्षति/चिचीषति (पाठभेद)

• निनीषति: wishes to lead/take away
• निनीषति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; desiderative (सन्नन्त) from √नी: 'wishes to lead/take'

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Anityatā (impermanence) of embodied life; prosperity and decline are alternating states culminating in death despite desire to live.

Vedantic Theme: Saṃsāra-duḥkha and the unreliability of worldly upādhis; impetus toward vairāgya.

Application: Cultivate detachment amid success; remember death (maraṇasmṛti), prioritize dharma and devotion over mere accumulation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa themes of anityatā and the inevitability of death (general parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of impermanence in the Garuda Purana?

This verse compresses the human cycle—glory, praise, family and wealth—followed by decline and death, urging detachment and dharmic living rather than pride in temporary gains.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By showing that even one who ‘wants to live’ is still ‘led away,’ it frames death as inevitable; in the Garuda Purana’s broader narrative, this inevitability motivates preparing the soul’s journey through righteous conduct and proper rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat success as temporary, reduce ego in praise and prosperity, prioritize dharma and charity, and keep death-awareness (mṛtyu-smaraṇa) as a guide for daily ethical choices.