Shloka 40

Bhadrā and Mitravindā: The Fruits of Namaskāra, Pradakṣiṇā, Hari-nāma, and Śravaṇa of Bhāgavata Kathā

Devanagari script

कर्मानुसारेण हरिर्ददाति फलं शुभानामशुभस्य चैव / अतस्तदर्थं नैव यत्नं च कुर्याद्धनार्थं वै हरितत्त्वे च कुर्यात्

Transliteration

karmānusāreṇa harirdadāti phalaṃ śubhānāmaśubhasya caiva / atastadarthaṃ naiva yatnaṃ ca kuryāddhanārthaṃ vai haritattve ca kuryāt

Translation

ตามกรรม หริประทานผลทั้งจากกรรมมงคลและกรรมอัปมงคล ดังนั้นอย่าพากเพียรเพื่อทรัพย์เพียงอย่างเดียว แต่จงเพียรเพื่อรู้แจ้งสัจจะของหริ (หริ-ตัตตวะ) เถิด।

Word by Word

• कर्म-अनुसारेण: according to karma
• कर्म-अनुसारेण: Karana (करण/Instrument; according to)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष (कर्मणः अनुसारः)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• शुभानाम्: of good (deeds)
• शुभानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• अशुभस्य: of bad (deed)
• अशुभस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात/Emphatic)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (हेतुवाचक-अव्यय: therefore)

• तत्-अर्थम्: for that purpose
• तत्-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva compound used adverbially (तदर्थम् = for that purpose)

• न: not
• न: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• एव: at all/indeed
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात/Emphatic)

• यत्नम्: effort
• यत्नम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• धन-अर्थम्: for wealth
• धन-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva compound used adverbially (धनार्थम् = for wealth)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• हरि-तत्त्वे: in the truth/principle of Hari
• हरि-तत्त्वे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष (हरेः तत्त्वे)

• च: and
• च: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• कुर्यात्: should make/do (effort)
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari) instructing Garuda (Vinata-putra) in the Preta Kanda dialogue framework

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari dispenses fruits according to karma (shubha/ashubha); therefore do not exhaust yourself for wealth alone—strive for Hari-tattva realization.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala-datr̥tva of Ishvara; prarabdha acceptance; shift from artha-centered life to tattva-jijnasa and nishkama orientation.

Application: Work responsibly but reduce obsession with outcomes; allocate effort to study, japa, seva; interpret gains/losses as karma-phala under Ishvara, maintaining equanimity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: karma-phala and the necessity of God-remembrance as the true refuge (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Karma
• Phala (results)

FAQs

What is the importance of karma-phala (results of actions) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that Hari dispenses results strictly according to one’s karmas—good and bad—so the afterlife experience and worldly outcomes are shaped by deeds rather than by mere desire or status.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey after death described in the Garuda Purana?

By emphasizing that outcomes follow karma, it supports the Preta Kanda’s broader message: the departed being faces consequences aligned with actions, so spiritual discipline and dharma are more protective than wealth at death.

What is a practical application of this teaching today?

Focus less on anxious wealth-chasing and more on dharmic conduct, self-restraint, and devotion/understanding of Vishnu (Hari-tattva), knowing that lasting wellbeing follows ethical action.