Shloka 7

Devanagari script

स्वप्ने यो भुज्यमानस्य गृहीत्वान्नं पलायते / आत्मनस्तु परो वापि तृषार्तस्तु जलं पिबेत्

Transliteration

svapne yo bhujyamānasya gṛhītvānnaṃ palāyate / ātmanastu paro vāpi tṛṣārtastu jalaṃ pibet

Translation

หากในความฝันมีผู้ฉกฉวยอาหารของผู้กำลังกินแล้วหนีไป หรือหากตนเองหรือผู้อื่นถูกความกระหายเผาเร่าร้อนแล้วดื่มน้ำ นั่นก็เป็นนิมิตแห่งความฝันที่สำคัญในบริบทนี้

Word by Word

• svapne: in a dream
• svapne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svapna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• bhujyamānasya: of (food) being eaten
• bhujyamānasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhujyamāna (कृदन्त; √bhuj (धातु))
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्; वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (present passive participle: being eaten)

• gṛhītvā: having taken
• gṛhītvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): having taken

• annam: food
• annam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• palāyate: runs away
• palāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √palāy (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• ātmanaḥ: of oneself
• ātmanaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• paraḥ: another person
• paraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (also/even)

• tṛṣārtaḥ: afflicted by thirst
• tṛṣārtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛṣā (प्रातिपदिक) + ārta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तृतीयातत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुष (tṛṣayā ārtaḥ = afflicted by thirst)

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

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• pibet: should drink
• pibet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Pretayoni

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Portents manifest through symbolic deprivation; unseen karmic residues can surface as dream-signs prompting corrective dharmic acts.

Vedantic Theme: Karma’s subtle fruition (sūkṣma-phala) appearing in mind-space; necessity of right action to harmonize outcomes.

Application: Respond with protective dharma: charity of food/water, remembrance of Vishnu, and if ancestor-context is suspected, perform śrāddha/tarpaṇa.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: oneiric/liminal

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: catalog of svapna-nimitta (dream omens) and their remedial rites

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of dream omens in the Garuda Purana?

In the Preta Kanda, dream-omens are used as indicators of approaching misfortune or life-disturbance, prompting heightened dharmic conduct, prayer, and remedial rites.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing the post-death journey directly, this verse sits in the section that lists premonitory signs; such signs are presented as warnings before the soul’s separation from the body becomes imminent.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat disturbing, deprivation-themed dreams (food taken away, intense thirst) as cues to reflect, reduce harmful habits, increase charity/discipline, and—if one follows tradition—perform simple protective prayers and ancestral offerings.