Shloka 20

Śālagrāma–Sudarśana-Vyūha Nirūpaṇa, Tīrtha-Saṅgraha, Samvatsara-Nāma, and Mantra-Rakṣā

Devanagari script

कलालिङ्गा च या तिष्ठेत्पञ्चमस्तस्य वै मृतिः / कला तिथिस्तथा वारो नक्षत्रं मासमेव च

Transliteration

kalāliṅgā ca yā tiṣṭhetpañcamastasya vai mṛtiḥ / kalā tithistathā vāro nakṣatraṃ māsameva ca

Translation

หากอัปมงคลที่เรียกว่า ‘กะลาลิงคา’ ดำรงอยู่ ความตายย่อมมาถึงในครั้งที่ห้าสำหรับผู้นั้น อีกทั้งควรพิจารณา กะลา ติถี วาระ นักษัตร และเดือนด้วย.

Word by Word

• कलालिङ्गा: marked by/characterized by kalā
• कलालिङ्गा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक) + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (कला-लिङ्गा: 'having kalā as sign/mark'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• या: which (she/that)
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तिष्ठेत्: should remain/stand
• तिष्ठेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• पञ्चमः: the fifth
• पञ्चमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• मृतिः: death
• मृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कला: kalā (digit/part)
• कला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तिथिः: lunar day (tithi)
• तिथिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• वारः: weekday
• वारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नक्षत्रम्: lunar mansion (nakṣatra)
• नक्षत्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मासम्: month
• मासम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: 'only/indeed')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Time-combinations (yogas) act as instruments through which karma ripens; careful assessment of temporal factors is urged.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala unfolding through kāla and nimitta; prudence within dharma while accepting īśvara’s governance.

Application: When an inauspicious yoga is indicated, intensify protective observances (mantra, charity, restraint) and verify calendrical factors (tithi/vara/nakshatra/māsa) before major undertakings.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.66.18–19 (time divisions); Garuda Purana 1.66.21–22 (mantra/bīja as protective measures)

FAQs

What is the importance of Kalāliṅgā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats Kalāliṅgā as an inauspicious time-combination whose occurrence is said to indicate death on the “fifth” (a fifth day/period) for the concerned person.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it focuses on fore-signs and calendrical/astral factors around death rather than describing the post-death journey; it frames death as occurring within discernible cosmic timings (tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, māsa).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages careful attention to traditional time-reckoning (pañcāṅga: tithi–vāra–nakṣatra–māsa, etc.) when assessing omens and planning rites, while emphasizing preparedness and dhārmic living rather than fear.