Shloka 35

Ācāra-Nirṇaya: Varṇa-Āśrama Dharma, Śauca, Snāna, Sandhyā, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and Gṛhastha-Dinacaryā

Devanagari script

स्वस्थस्य तु यथोद्दिष्टमार्तः कुर्याद्यथाबलम् / वसा शुक्रमसृङ् मज्जा लाला विण्मूत्रकर्णविट्

Transliteration

svasthasya tu yathoddiṣṭamārtaḥ kuryādyathābalam / vasā śukramasṛṅ majjā lālā viṇmūtrakarṇaviṭ

Translation

สิ่งที่กำหนดไว้สำหรับผู้แข็งแรง ผู้เจ็บป่วยพึงปฏิบัติตามกำลังของตน (มลทินแห่งกายที่กล่าวถึงคือ) ไขมัน น้ำกาม เลือด ไขกระดูก น้ำลาย อุจจาระ ปัสสาวะ และขี้หู.

Word by Word

• स्वस्थस्य: of a healthy person
• स्वस्थस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन; (जनस्य) इत्यध्याहृतस्य विशेषणम्

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• यथा: as/according to
• यथा: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/according to)

• उद्दिष्टम्: prescribed
• उद्दिष्टम्: Karma (Object complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + दिश् (धातु) + क्त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकृत् (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'prescribed/indicated'

• आर्तः: a sick/distressed person
• आर्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; पीडितः/रुग्णः (distressed/sick person)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as)

• बलम्: strength/capacity
• बलम्: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'according to strength' (अव्ययीभावार्थे)

• वसा: fat
• वसा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शुक्रम्: semen
• शुक्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असृक्: blood
• असृक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असृज्/असृक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मज्जा: marrow
• मज्जा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लाला: saliva
• लाला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विण्मूत्रकर्णविट्: feces, urine, and ear-wax
• विण्मूत्रकर्णविट्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विट् (प्रातिपदिक) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + विट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग? (विट्-शब्दः पुं); प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-द्वन्द्वः (समाहार/सूच्यर्थे) — विण्(विट्)=मल, मूत्र, कर्णविट्=कर्णमल (ear-wax)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma is to be practiced according to ability when one is afflicted; bodily excretions/fluids are enumerated as sources of impurity requiring śauca.

Vedantic Theme: Anukampā and adhikāra-bheda: duties vary with capacity; detachment from body-identification is supported by recognizing bodily impurity.

Application: If ill, perform prescribed cleanliness/ritual duties to the extent possible; treat listed substances as requiring appropriate cleansing measures.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: household/āśrama health-and-purity setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.213.36 (twelve impurities completed); Garuda Purana 1.213.34 (reduced śauca)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of performing rites 'yathābalam' in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes dharma with compassion: even if one is ill or weakened, one should still follow prescribed duties as much as one can, without overstraining the body.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana discussions on purity and death rituals?

By listing bodily substances such as blood, semen, feces, urine, and ear-wax, the verse signals the text’s concern with bodily impurity categories that affect ritual cleanliness and the proper conduct of rites around illness and end-of-life observances.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Keep spiritual practice realistic: maintain essential prayers/ritual duties within your capacity during sickness, and observe cleanliness rules with awareness of bodily impurities when performing sacred acts.