Shloka 11

Lakṣaṇas of Men: Feet, Shanks, Hair, Genitals, Abdomen, and Lines of Longevity

Forehead & Palm

Devanagari script

सुखी पुत्रसमायुक्तः स षष्टिं जीवते नरः / चत्वारिंशच्च वर्षाणि द्विरेखादर्शनान्नरः

Transliteration

sukhī putrasamāyuktaḥ sa ṣaṣṭiṃ jīvate naraḥ / catvāriṃśacca varṣāṇi dvirekhādarśanānnaraḥ

Translation

Ang lalaking masaya at pinagpala ng mga anak ay sinasabing nabubuhay nang animnapung taon. Ngunit ang lalaking may tandang “dalawang guhit” ay nabubuhay nang apatnapung taon.

Word by Word

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; गुणविशेषण

• पुत्रसमायुक्तः: endowed with sons
• पुत्रसमायुक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र + सम्-आ-युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘समायुक्त’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (पुत्रैः समायुक्तः/पुत्रसम्बन्धेन युक्तः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• षष्टिम्: sixty (years)
• षष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्टि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (years understood)

• जीवते: lives
• जीवते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चत्वारिंशत्: forty
• चत्वारिंशत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चत्वारिंशत् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे (varṣāṇi इति विशेष्ये), द्वितीया, बहुवचनार्थे; संख्याविशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वर्षाणि: years
• वर्षाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कालपरिमाण

• द्विरेखादर्शनात्: from seeing two lines
• द्विरेखादर्शनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि + रेखा + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (द्वे रेखे इति द्विरेखे; तयोः दर्शनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (cause)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Householder prosperity and continuity (putra) are treated as auspicious correlates of a stable life-span; bodily signs still delimit prārabdha.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma supports order in vyavahāra, yet āyus remains under prārabdha; cultivate equanimity toward measures of time.

Application: Value family responsibility and ethical livelihood; simultaneously prepare spiritually and practically for life’s uncertainty.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.63.10–14 (sequence of āyus-lakṣaṇa by lines)

FAQs

What is the importance of longevity signs in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats external signs and life-conditions (happiness, progeny, and specific marks like ‘double lines’) as indicators traditionally used to estimate lifespan.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by discussing the expected length of embodied life, it frames human birth as time-bound—encouraging timely practice of dharma before death-related teachings (preta and afterlife topics) become relevant.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to value family responsibilities and inner well-being, and to live dharmically without postponing spiritual practice, since lifespan is uncertain.