Shloka 30

Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti

Devanagari script

वरुण उवाच / त्वद्विच्छया रचिते देहगेहे पुत्त्रे कलत्रेपि धने द्रव्यजातौ / ममाहमित्यल्पधिया च मूढा संसारदुः खे विनिमज्जन्ति सर्वे

Transliteration

varuṇa uvāca / tvadvicchayā racite dehagehe puttre kalatrepi dhane dravyajātau / mamāhamityalpadhiyā ca mūḍhā saṃsāraduḥ khe vinimajjanti sarve

Translation

Wika ni Varuṇa: Sa Iyong kalooban nilikha ang “bahay” na ito ng katawan—kasama ang mga anak, kabiyak, kayamanan, at sari-saring pag-aari. Ngunit dahil sa munting pag-unawa at pagkahibang, kumakapit sa “akin” at “ako,” ang lahat ng nilalang ay lumulubog sa dalamhati ng saṃsāra.

Word by Word

• varuṇaḥ: Varuṇa
• varuṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varuṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada

• tvat-vicchayā: by your will
• tvat-vicchayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (प्रातिपदिक) + vicchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'tava vicchayā' = by your will

• racite: in what has been fashioned
• racite: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rac (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन), Neuter/Mixed; agreeing with 'deha-gehe' (in the body-house)

• deha-gehe: in the body-house
• deha-gehe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक) + geha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual; कर्मधारय: 'dehaḥ eva geham' = body as a house

• puttre: in the son
• puttre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• kalatre: in the spouse
• kalatre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), inclusion

• dhane: in wealth
• dhane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• dravyajātau: in the mass of possessions
• dravyajātau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक) + jāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'dravyāṇāṃ jātiḥ' = collection/kind of possessions

• mama: my/mine
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• alpa-dhiyā: with small intellect
• alpa-dhiyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: alpa (प्रातिपदिक) + dhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; कर्मधारय: 'alpā dhīḥ' = little understanding

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• mūḍhāḥ: deluded (people)
• mūḍhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; used substantively

• saṃsāra-duḥkhe: in worldly suffering
• saṃsāra-duḥkhe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक) + duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'saṃsārasya duḥkham' = suffering of worldly existence

• vinimajjanti: sink down/are immersed
• vinimajjanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi+ni√majj (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Plural; parasmaipada

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

Speaker

Varuna

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ahaṃkāra-mamakāra (I-ness and mine-ness) cause beings to drown in saṃsāra-duḥkha, despite all being arranged by the Lord’s will.

Vedantic Theme: Adhyāsa and bondage: misidentification with body-mind and possessions; īśvara as upādāna/nimitta in the manifested order, yet liberation requires dispassion and right knowledge/devotion.

Application: Daily audit of 'mine/I' narratives; practice offering (īśvara-arpaṇa) of roles and possessions; cultivate non-possessiveness and remembrance of the divine source.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated condemnation of mamakāra as root of bondage; exhortations to vairāgya and Hari-smaraṇa; Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: saṃsāra-duḥkha as driver for dharma and devotion

Characters & Entities

• Varuna

FAQs

What is the importance of “I” and “mine” (mama-aham) in Garuda Purana?

This verse frames “I” and “mine” as the core delusion that binds beings to sorrowful saṃsāra, even though body, family, and wealth arise under divine ordering and are not truly owned.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana context?

By warning against identification with the body-house and possessions, it points to the need for dispassion and right understanding—key supports for the soul’s onward journey beyond worldly attachments described in the Preta Kanda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat relationships and wealth as responsibilities rather than identity; reduce ego-ownership (“mine/for me”) and practice charity, remembrance of impermanence, and disciplined living to loosen attachment.