Shloka 102

Dharma–Adharma Marks; Daśāha, Piṇḍa Formation, Śrāddha Calendar, Śayyā-dāna, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa Rules

Devanagari script

यत् पुण्यन्तु व्यतीपाते कार्तिक्यामयनद्वये / द्वारकायान्तु यत् पुण्यं चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहे तथा

Transliteration

yat puṇyantu vyatīpāte kārtikyāmayanadvaye / dvārakāyāntu yat puṇyaṃ candrasūryagrahe tathā

Translation

บุญที่ได้ในคราววยตีปาตะ ในเดือนการ์ตติกะ ในอายนะทั้งสอง และบุญที่ได้ ณ ทวารกา—รวมทั้งบุญในคราวจันทรคราสและสุริยคราส—ย่อมเป็นบุญเช่นเดียวกัน

Word by Word

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karma/Reference (कर्म/निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक — Relative pronoun, Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• puṇyam: merit
• puṇyam: Karma/Phala (कर्म/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेषार्थक — Particle ‘but/indeed’

• vyatīpāte: at the Vyatīpāta (astral conjunction)
• vyatīpāte: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyatīpāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• kārtikyām: in (the month of) Kārtikī
• kārtikyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular

• ayana-dvaye: in the two solstices/half-years (uttarāyaṇa & dakṣiṇāyaṇa)
• ayana-dvaye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayana (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी/समाहार) ‘अयनयोः द्वयम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Tatpurusha, Neuter, Locative, Singular

• dvārakāyām: in Dvārakā
• dvārakāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular

• tu: also/indeed
• tu: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विशेषार्थक — Particle

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karma/Reference (कर्म/निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Relative pronoun, Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• puṇyam: merit
• puṇyam: Karma/Phala (कर्म/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• candra-sūrya-grahe: at a lunar/solar eclipse
• candra-sūrya-grahe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + sūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (इतरेतर) ‘चन्द्रश्च सूर्यश्च’; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी) ‘तयोः ग्रहः’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Dvandva within Tatpurusha, Masculine, Locative, Singular

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sadrishya/Samuccaya (सादृश्य/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक — Indeclinable ‘likewise/also’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Merit is especially intensified at specific cosmic junctions (vyatīpāta, Kārttika, ayanadvaya) and during eclipses, comparable to merit at Dvārakā.

Vedantic Theme: Kāla (time) as a potent conditioning factor for karma-phala; sacred geography and sacred time function as upādhis that amplify ritual efficacy within the karmic order.

Application: Plan spiritual/ethical observances (charity, vows, japa, fasting, pilgrimage) on calendrically significant days; use such times for reflection and recommitment rather than superstition-driven fear.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha (sacred city)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.34.101 (merit-fruit framing)

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Vyatīpāta
• Kārttika
• Uttarāyaṇa
• Dakṣiṇāyaṇa
• Candra (Moon)
• Sūrya (Sun)
• Grahaṇa (Eclipse)

FAQs

What is the importance of eclipses (grahaṇa) according to this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse equates the merit gained during lunar and solar eclipses with the high merit obtained at powerful sacred times (Vyatīpāta, Kārttika, ayana transitions) and at the holy tīrtha of Dvārakā—implying eclipses are spiritually potent occasions for dharmic acts.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals and post-death merit (puṇya)?

In the Preta Kanda context, such statements guide families toward choosing spiritually potent times for charity, japa, bathing, and offerings—acts believed to accumulate puṇya that supports the departed and strengthens one’s dharmic standing.

Practical application of this teaching today?

Use eclipse periods and other sacred junctions for disciplined prayer, charity, and ethical restraint; treat them as focused windows for purification and merit-building rather than ordinary time.