Shloka 12

Devanagari script

यस्या गमनमात्रेण भूमिकम्पः प्रजायते / पतिं मारयते क्षिप्रं स्वेच्छाचारेण वर्तते

Transliteration

yasyā gamanamātreṇa bhūmikampaḥ prajāyate / patiṃ mārayate kṣipraṃ svecchācāreṇa vartate

Translation

สตรีผู้ที่เพียงเคลื่อนไหวก็ทำให้แผ่นดินสั่นไหว ย่อมดำเนินด้วยความตามใจไร้วินัย และทำให้สามีถึงความตายโดยเร็ว.

Word by Word

• यस्या: whose (of whom)
• यस्या: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• गमनमात्रेण: by mere walking
• गमनमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गमनस्य मात्रम्)

• भूमिकम्पः: earthquake, trembling of the ground
• भूमिकम्पः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि + कम्प (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भूमेः कम्पः)

• प्रजायते: arises, is produced
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मारयते: kills
• मारयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु) → मारय (णिच्-प्रयोजक)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; णिच् (causative)

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• स्वेच्छाचारेण: by self-willed conduct
• स्वेच्छाचारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + इच्छा + आचार (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः

• वर्तते: behaves
• वर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in discourse to Garuḍa/Vainateya, describing types of sinful or harmful conduct and their consequences)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic disturbance mirrors moral disorder; svacchācāra is framed as socially and cosmically destabilizing.

Vedantic Theme: Interconnectedness of adharma and loka-kṣobha (worldly agitation); saṃskāra shaping perceived omens.

Application: Traditional: value restraint and auspicious conduct; modern: interpret metaphorically—unchecked impulses can ‘shake’ families/communities; avoid literal superstition.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.64.11 (same refrain: svacchācāra + husband’s death); Garuda Purana 1.64.10, 1.64.13-14 (same chapter’s lakṣaṇa material)

FAQs

What is the importance of marital dharma in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames willful, undisciplined behavior that harms one’s spouse as a grave breach of dharma, emphasizing that household ethics carry serious karmic consequences.

How does this verse explain karma and its social impact?

By portraying extreme harm—bringing about a husband’s death—and even cosmic disturbance (earthquake imagery), the verse underscores that adharma is not merely private but disrupts order and yields heavy karmic fallout.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice restraint, fidelity to ethical commitments, and non-harm in family life; treat marriage as a dharmic responsibility where cruelty and exploitation are spiritually destructive.