Shloka 54

Kāraṇānvēṣaṇam: The 32 Marks of Hari, Defects (Doṣas), Death-Omens, and Hari’s Omnipresence in Social & Household Life

Devanagari script

भगे केशे ह्यधरोष्ठे च कर्णे जङ्घे गण्डे वक्षसि गुल्फयोश्च / तथोत्तरोष्ठे किञ्चिदाधिक्यमस्ति एवं विजानीहि खगेन्द्रसत्तम

Transliteration

bhage keśe hyadharoṣṭhe ca karṇe jaṅghe gaṇḍe vakṣasi gulphayośca / tathottaroṣṭhe kiñcidādhikyamasti evaṃ vijānīhi khagendrasattama

Translation

ที่อวัยวะเพศ เส้นผม ริมฝีปากล่าง หู หน้าแข้ง แก้ม อก และข้อเท้า มีความเกินอยู่เล็กน้อย และที่ริมฝีปากบนก็มีความเกินเล็กน้อยเช่นกัน จงรู้ดังนี้เถิด โอ้ขคเอนทระผู้ประเสริฐยิ่ง

Word by Word

• bhage: in the vulva/sexual organ
• bhage: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• keśe: in the hair
• keśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic/indeed

• adhara-oṣṭhe: in the lower lip
• adhara-oṣṭhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhara (प्रातिपदिक) + oṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-सम्भव) ‘lower + lip’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• karṇe: in the ear
• karṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• jaṅghe: in the shank/leg
• jaṅghe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṅghā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• gaṇḍe: in the cheek
• gaṇḍe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• vakṣasi: in the chest
• vakṣasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• gulphayoḥ: in the two ankles
• gulphayoḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gulpha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• uttara-oṣṭhe: in the upper lip
• uttara-oṣṭhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + oṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष ‘upper + lip’

• kiñcit: a little
• kiñcit: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/degree)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiñcit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम-नपुंसक)
• Form: Indeclinable quantifier (परिमाणवाचक अव्यय)

• ādhikyam: excess/superiority
• ādhikyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādhikya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate-noun

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

• vijānīhi: know/understand
• vijānīhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√jñā (ज्ञा धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular

• khaga-indra-sattama: O best lord of birds
• khaga-indra-sattama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaga (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; multi-member तत्पुरुष ‘bird + lord + best’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Systematic identification of ‘adhikya’ (slight excess) in specified bodily areas; knowledge transmission with imperative ‘vijānīhi’.

Vedantic Theme: Śāstra as pramāṇa within vyavahāra; disciplined observation and categorization as a form of ordered living (ṛta-like regularity).

Application: If applying traditional assessment, keep consistent loci and terminology; treat the list as a structured checklist rather than impressionistic judgment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.22.50-53 (same lakṣaṇa series; this verse continues the ‘adhikya’ loci and closes with instruction)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (Khagendra)

FAQs

What is the importance of bodily marks in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats specific body-points as indicators used in traditional karmic/physiognomic assessment, teaching Garuda how to recognize subtle “excess” or emphasis in certain features as meaningful signs.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by linking embodied features to karmic patterns, it supports the Garuda Purana’s broader view that the jīva’s journey after death is shaped by accumulated karma reflected even in embodied characteristics.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that conduct (karma) has consequences; focus on dharmic living and purificatory practices rather than superstition, keeping the text’s ethical intent central.