Shloka 4

Vashikarana–Stambhana Prayogas and Garbha-Sambhava Yogas

Devanagari script

वैभी तकं शाखोटकं मूलं पत्रेण संयुतम् / स्थाप्यते यद्गृहद्वारे तत्र वै कलहो भवेत्

Transliteration

vaibhī takaṃ śākhoṭakaṃ mūlaṃ patreṇa saṃyutam / sthāpyate yadgṛhadvāre tatra vai kalaho bhavet

Translation

وَیبھیتک کے ساتھ شاخوٹک درخت کی جڑ کو اس کے پتّوں سمیت اگر گھر کے دروازے پر رکھا جائے تو وہاں یقیناً جھگڑا اور فساد پیدا ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• वैभी: vaibhī (a plant name)
• वैभी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैभी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम/वनस्पति-नाम)

• तकम्: taka (a plant/substance)
• तकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शाखोटकम्: śākhoṭaka (a plant)
• शाखोटकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाखोटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पत्रेण: with a leaf
• पत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• संयुतम्: joined, combined
• संयुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु) → संयुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तकम्/शाखोटकम्/मूलम्)

• स्थाप्यते: is placed
• स्थाप्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यद्गृहद्वारे: at the house-door where
• यद्गृहद्वारे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम) + गृहद्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गृहस्य द्वारम्); सन्धिः: यत् + गृहद्वारे → यद्गृहद्वारे

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• कलहः: quarrel
• कलहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would arise/be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Household harmony is fragile; intentional planting of harmful objects at liminal points is adharma and yields social suffering.

Vedantic Theme: Tamasic intention externalizes inner conflict; adharma rebounds as duḥkha in relationships.

Application: Keep thresholds ritually clean; avoid causing or enabling conflict through occult means; prioritize reconciliation practices.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: threshold/liminal-space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.178 (doorway/household abhicāra items)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

This verse treats the house-threshold as a sensitive ritual boundary; placing certain roots/leaves there is described as inauspicious and a cause of domestic discord.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings beyond death rituals?

Alongside afterlife topics, the Garuda Purana also gives dharmic guidance on daily living and omens; here it warns that specific inauspicious placements at the entrance can disturb harmony.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Keep the entrance clean and free from objects regarded as inauspicious in one’s tradition; prioritize practices that promote peace at home (restraint in speech, cleanliness, and respectful conduct at the threshold).