Shloka 48

Vṛṣotsarga (Bull-Release Gift): Procedure, Merit, and Narratives on Dharma, Karma, and Liberation

Devanagari script

अनुगृहाण मां देव क्षमस्व मम साहसम् / इत्युक्त्वा दर्शयामास मन्त्रिणां संज्ञया भ्रुवः

Transliteration

anugṛhāṇa māṃ deva kṣamasva mama sāhasam / ityuktvā darśayāmāsa mantriṇāṃ saṃjñayā bhruvaḥ

Translation

“ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า โปรดเมตตาข้าพเจ้า และโปรดยกโทษความหุนหันของข้าพเจ้าเถิด” ครั้นกล่าวแล้ว เขาก็ส่งสัญญาณแก่เสนาบดีด้วยการขยับคิ้ว

Word by Word

• अनुगृहाण: show favor; be gracious
• अनुगृहाण: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद; धातु: ग्रह्, उपसर्ग: अनु

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री/नपुं (pronoun), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• देव: O god; O lord
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• क्षमस्व: forgive
• क्षमस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular); आत्मनेपद

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• साहसम्: rash act; audacity
• साहसम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); धातु: वच् (to say)

• दर्शयामास: showed; indicated
• दर्शयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• मन्त्रिणाम्: of the ministers
• मन्त्रिणाम्: Sambandha (Of the ministers/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• संज्ञया: by a sign; by a signal
• संज्ञया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• भ्रुवः: of (his) two eyebrows
• भ्रुवः: Sambandha (Of the eyebrows/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (dual)

Speaker

A king or authority-figure within the narrative (contextual speaker not explicitly identified in the given single verse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kshama-yachana (seeking forgiveness) and self-restraint in speech/action; governance through measured signals rather than impulsive words.

Vedantic Theme: Antahkarana-shuddhi (inner purification) through humility; reduction of ahankara as a prerequisite for right action.

Application: When you err, acknowledge it plainly, ask forgiveness, and then act with composure; in leadership, communicate calmly and avoid escalating conflict.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: royal court/assembly hall

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.6 (narrative frame continuing into 2.6.49–52)

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Mantrins (ministers)

FAQs

What is the importance of seeking forgiveness (kṣamā) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights repentance and asking pardon for wrongdoing as a corrective step—an ethical pivot that aligns one’s actions with dharma and reduces the weight of rash conduct.

How does this verse relate to karmic accountability in the Garuda Purana?

By admitting “my rashness” and requesting forgiveness, the speaker models acknowledgment of fault—an essential prerequisite in Garuda Purana’s moral framework for rectifying harmful actions and their consequences.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Own impulsive mistakes quickly, ask forgiveness sincerely, and then act responsibly—signals and decisions should follow humility, not ego.