Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

यस्याधरे रक्तिमा त्वस्ति वीन्द्र तल्लक्षणं पञ्चमं चाहुरार्याः / यस्य हस्ता अतिरक्ताः खगेन्द्र तल्लक्षणं प्राहुरार्याश्च पष्ठम्

Transliteration

yasyādhare raktimā tvasti vīndra tallakṣaṇaṃ pañcamaṃ cāhurāryāḥ / yasya hastā atiraktāḥ khagendra tallakṣaṇaṃ prāhurāryāśca paṣṭham

Translation

ข้าแต่วีन्द्र (ครุฑ)! ผู้ใดมีริมฝีปากล่างเป็นสีแดงเรื่อ เหล่าอารยะกล่าวว่าเป็นเครื่องหมายประการที่ห้า. ข้าแต่จอมราชาแห่งนก! ผู้ใดมีมือแดงจัดยิ่ง เหล่าอารยะประกาศว่าเป็นเครื่องหมายประการที่หก.

Word by Word

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; relative pronoun

• adhare: in the lower lip
• adhare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• raktimā: redness
• raktimā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raktimān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; abstract/quality noun = 'redness'

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Adversative/emphatic particle (निपात)

• asti: is
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• vīndra: O best of heroes
• vīndra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; epithet

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying 'lakṣaṇam'

• lakṣaṇam: mark/characteristic
• lakṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• pañcamam: the fifth
• pañcamam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ordinal qualifying 'lakṣaṇam' understood

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• āhuḥ: they say
• āhuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• āryāḥ: the noble ones/sages
• āryāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• hastāḥ: hands
• hastāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• ati-raktāḥ: very red
• ati-raktāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + rakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; adjective to 'hastāḥ'

• khaga-indra: O lord of birds
• khaga-indra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaga (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying 'lakṣaṇam'

• lakṣaṇam: mark/characteristic
• lakṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• prāhuḥ: they declared
• prāhuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + ah (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• āryāḥ: the noble ones/sages
• āryāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• ṣaṣṭham: the sixth
• ṣaṣṭham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ordinal qualifying 'lakṣaṇam' understood; text reads 'paṣṭham' (variant/orthography)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Color-signs as auspicious lakṣaṇas supporting recognition and devotional visualization of the divine archetype.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-upāsanā: sensory qualities (rūpa/varṇa) as supports for one-pointed devotion.

Application: In dhyāna, visualize auspicious warmth (reddish hue) in lips and hands as signs of divine vitality; in practice, translate ‘redness’ into inner warmth—compassionate action and steady service.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Continuation of the lakṣaṇa list in Garuda Purana 3.22; Nearby verses on nails/cheeks redness as further marks

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of bodily ‘lakṣaṇas’ (signs) in Garuda Purana?

This verse treats specific bodily features as ‘lakṣaṇas’ used by sages to read impending transitions and to prompt timely spiritual preparation and rites.

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

By listing recognizable signs, the text frames death as a knowable transition; recognizing such signs encourages one to prepare for the preta-journey and related duties rather than being caught unready.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the teaching as a reminder for preparedness—regular japa, charity, settling duties, and learning proper śrāddha/antyeṣṭi guidance—rather than as medical diagnosis.