Home›Garuda Purana›Brahma Khanda›Adhyaya 68›Shloka 32
←Previous Verse
Next Verse→

Shloka 32

Ratna-parīkṣā: Vajra (Diamond/Thunderbolt) — Origin, Types, Testing, Defects, Weights, and Royal Auspiciousness

Devanagari script

तीक्ष्णाग्रं विमलमपेतसर्वदोषं धत्ते यः प्रयततनुः सदैव वज्रम् / वृद्धिस्तं प्रतिदिनमेति यावदायुः स्त्रीसम्पत्सुतधनधान्यगोदशूनाम्

Transliteration

tīkṣṇāgraṃ vimalamapetasarvadoṣaṃ dhatte yaḥ prayatatanuḥ sadaiva vajram / vṛddhistaṃ pratidinameti yāvadāyuḥ strīsampatsutadhanadhānyagodaśūnām

Translation

ผู้ใดมีวินัยกายและความประพฤติบริสุทธิ์ ถือ “วัชระ” อันปลายแหลม ผุดผ่อง และปราศจากมลทินทั้งปวงอยู่เสมอ ผู้นั้นย่อมเจริญขึ้นทุกวันตลอดอายุขัย—ความรุ่งเรืองแห่งภรรยาและเรือน, บุตร, ทรัพย์, ธัญญาหาร และโคทรัพย์เพิ่มพูน และพ้นจากเคราะห์ร้ายสิบประการ।

Word by Word
तीक्ष्णsharp
तीक्ष्ण:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootतीक्ष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वज्रम् इति)
अग्रम्tip/point
अग्रम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (तीक्ष्ण-अग्रम् इति समासार्थे)
विमलम्pure/spotless
विमलम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootविमल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वज्रम्)
अपेतremoved/absent
अपेत:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootअप-इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्वदोषम् इति)
सर्वall
सर्व:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे अव्यक्त; (सर्व-दोष) समासाङ्ग
दोषम्fault/defect
दोषम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदोष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (सर्वदोषम्) समासाङ्ग
धत्तेwears/holds
धत्ते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम
प्रयतrestrained/controlled
प्रयत:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-यत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तनुः)
तनुःbody
तनुः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतनु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (प्रयततनुः) बहुव्रीह्यर्थे ‘यस्य तनुः प्रयता’
सदाalways
सदा:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)
एवindeed/only
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis/निश्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle)
वज्रम्diamond/vajra
वज्रम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
वृद्धिःincrease/prosperity
वृद्धिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तम्him
तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
प्रतिदिनम्day by day
प्रतिदिनम्:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (अव्यय) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययत्वेन प्रयोगः (adverb)
एतिgoes/comes (attains)
एति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
यावत्as long as
यावत्:
Kriya-vishesana (Limit/अवधि)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयावत् (अव्यय/संबन्ध)
Formपरिमाण/अवधिवाचक-अव्यय (until/as long as)
आयुःlife-span
आयुः:
Adhikarana (Limit/अवधि)
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (यावदायुः) अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘आयुः यावत्’
स्त्रीwoman/wife
स्त्री:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे; समासाङ्ग
सम्पत्prosperity/fortune
सम्पत्:
Sambandha (Item/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootसम्पद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-समासाङ्ग; (स्त्रीसम्पत्) समासाङ्ग
सुतson/child
सुत:
Sambandha (Item/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootसुत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग
धनwealth
धन:
Sambandha (Item/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootधन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग
धान्यgrain
धान्य:
Sambandha (Item/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootधान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग
गोcow/cattle
गो:
Sambandha (Item/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्री/पुंलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग
दशten
दश:
Sambandha (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक; समासाङ्ग (दशूनाम् इति)
ऊनाम्of those lacking (deficient)
ऊनाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootऊन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘ऊन’ = कमी/न्यून; (गोदशूनाम्) समासान्त पद
Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śuddhi (freedom from defects) plus niyama (disciplined conduct) yields śrī-vṛddhi (increase of fortune) and removal of misfortunes.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-śuddhi as a support for well-being; prosperity as a karma-phala when aligned with restraint and purity.

Application: Maintain disciplined conduct and choose/keep only ‘defect-free’ supports (objects, vows, habits); cultivate daily steadiness rather than sporadic effort.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.68 (Maṇi/ratna-lakṣaṇa and phala sections around vajra)

FAQs

In this verse, “vajra” represents unwavering, flawless firmness in conduct—sharp, pure, and free from defects—through which steady prosperity arises over one’s lifetime.

While not describing the after-death journey directly, it frames the moral foundation—purity, defectless conduct, and disciplined living—that Garuda Purana repeatedly treats as essential for favorable outcomes in both life and the hereafter.

Cultivate consistent self-discipline and ethical clarity (“defectless” habits); the text links such steadiness with incremental, long-term gains in household stability, resources, and overall auspiciousness.

←Previous Verse
Next Verse→