Shloka 16

Pretaśilā at Gayā: Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, Gadādhara’s Manifestation, and the Fruits of Śrāddha & Deity-Worship

Devanagari script

तेषां तावद्धनं धान्यमायुरारो ग्यसम्पदः / पुत्त्रादिसन्ततिश्रेयोविद्यार्थं काम ईप्सितः

Transliteration

teṣāṃ tāvaddhanaṃ dhānyamāyurāro gyasampadaḥ / puttrādisantatiśreyovidyārthaṃ kāma īpsitaḥ

Translation

สำหรับเขาทั้งหลาย ย่อมมีทรัพย์และธัญญาหาร อายุยืน สุขภาพดี และความรุ่งเรือง อีกทั้งความผาสุกแห่งบุตรหลาน การได้มาซึ่งวิทยา และความสำเร็จแห่งความปรารถนาตามใจหมาย

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• तावत्: so much, to that extent
• तावत्: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/परिमाणशब्द)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधारण (so much/just so far)

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• धान्यम्: grain, food supply
• धान्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• आयुः: life-span
• आयुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• आरोग्यसम्पदः: health and prosperity
• आरोग्यसम्पदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य + सम्पद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ("wealth of health"/health-prosperities)

• पुत्रादिसन्ततिश्रेयोविद्यार्थम्: for the sake of knowledge (bringing welfare of progeny etc.)
• पुत्रादिसन्ततिश्रेयोविद्यार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + आदि + सन्तति + श्रेयस् + विद्या + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष ("for the sake of learning/knowledge leading to welfare of progeny etc."), अर्थ-शब्दान्त (purpose)

• कामः: desire, wish
• कामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ईप्सितः: desired, wished-for
• ईप्सितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आप्/ईप्स् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), भूतकर्मणि; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying kāmaḥ)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Proper worship/offerings yield tangible and intangible fruits: prosperity, health, progeny, learning, and fulfillment of aims.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala under īśvara-niyati: results arise through divine order; artha/kāma can be harmonized with dharma and oriented toward higher pursuit.

Application: Treat prosperity and health as outcomes to be stewarded: use gains for dharmic purposes, education, and generosity; avoid reducing worship to mere transaction by pairing it with inner discipline.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.86.13–15 (acts leading to these fruits)

FAQs

What is the importance of the promised blessings in this Garuda Purana verse?

It summarizes the auspicious worldly results traditionally associated with righteous conduct—prosperity, health, longevity, good progeny, learning, and fulfillment of legitimate desires.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana?

Indirectly: it highlights that dharmic living yields favorable outcomes in embodied life, which supports a disciplined, merit-based trajectory emphasized throughout Garuda Purana’s teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Prioritize ethical livelihood, steady charity and duty, and disciplined learning—so that prosperity and personal aims remain aligned with dharma rather than mere impulse.