Shloka 15

Purusha-Strī-Lakṣaṇa (Samudrika-śāstra): Marks of Kingship, Wealth, Longevity, and Conduct

Devanagari script

उद्वृं (द्ध) ताभ्यां च बह्वायू रूक्षैर्मणिभिरीश्वरः / पाण्डरैर्मणिभिर्निः स्वा मलिनैः सुखभागिनः

Transliteration

udvṛṃ (ddha) tābhyāṃ ca bahvāyū rūkṣairmaṇibhirīśvaraḥ / pāṇḍarairmaṇibhirniḥ svā malinaiḥ sukhabhāginaḥ

Translation

اُدْوِردھ (عمدہ) جواہرات سے طویل عمر ہوتی ہے؛ کھردرے اور سخت جواہرات کے ذریعے ایشور دیर्घायु عطا کرتا ہے۔ پاندُر (سفید) جواہرات سے تنگ دستی آتی ہے، اور مَلِن جواہرات سے صرف آلودہ/کمتر لذت کا حصہ ملتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• उद्वृद्ध: grown up/increased
• उद्वृद्ध: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + वृध् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle) विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ताभ्याम्: by/with those two
• ताभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), द्विवचन

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

• बह्वायुः: long-lived
• बह्वायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुस्/आयु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहु-आयुः (long-lived)

• रूक्षैः: with rough (ones)
• रूक्षैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• मणिभिः: with gems
• मणिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ईश्वरः: lord/master
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पाण्डरैः: with pale/whitish (ones)
• पाण्डरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मणिभिः: with gems
• मणिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• निःस्वाः: poor/destitute
• निःस्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःस्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मलिनैः: with dirty/tarnished (ones)
• मलिनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मलिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सुखभागिनः: enjoyers/partakers of happiness
• सुखभागिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + भागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सुख-भागिन् (sharing/partaking in happiness)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Material objects (gems) are treated as karmically resonant instruments influencing longevity, wealth, and enjoyment-quality.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa/karma interplay in worldly experience (bhoga); discernment (viveka) about attachment to external aids.

Application: If following traditional gem-lore, choose and purify gems carefully and ethically; otherwise read it as a lesson on the quality of supports one relies upon—pure supports yield clearer well-being.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.65 (ratna-phala and bodily-sign prognostics)

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara (Lord)

FAQs

What is the importance of gemstones (maṇi) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames gems as carriers of karmic/auspicious influence: certain qualities (rough, pale, impure) correlate with outcomes like longevity, poverty, or inferior pleasure.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than the post-death journey directly, it highlights a karma-like causality in embodied life—choices and associations (here, types of gems) condition one’s lived experience and future tendencies.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat adornments and “remedial” objects with discernment: prioritize purity and auspiciousness, and avoid relying on tainted or questionable items as shortcuts for well-being.