Shloka 43

Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi

Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

काष्ठा सांबस्य भार्या सा लक्षणं संयुनक्त्यतः / लक्षणाभिधयाभूमौ दुष्ट वीर्योद्भवा ह्यपि

Transliteration

kāṣṭhā sāṃbasya bhāryā sā lakṣaṇaṃ saṃyunaktyataḥ / lakṣaṇābhidhayābhūmau duṣṭa vīryodbhavā hyapi

Translation

سامب کی زوجہ کاشٹھا نے تب لکشَنا کے ساتھ ملاپ کیا۔ ‘لکشَنا نامی بھومی’ میں بگڑے ہوئے بیج سے ایک ہستی پیدا ہوئی۔

Word by Word

• kāṣṭhā: Kāṣṭhā
• kāṣṭhā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper name

• sāṃbasya: of Sāmba
• sāṃbasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāṃba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• bhāryā: wife
• bhāryā: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• lakṣaṇam: a mark/sign (Lakṣaṇa)
• lakṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• saṃyunakti: joins/unites
• saṃyunakti: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-yuj (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; ‘joins’

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण), causal/inferential ‘therefore/for this reason’

• lakṣaṇā-abhidhayā: by the name ‘Lakṣaṇā’
• lakṣaṇā-abhidhayā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣaṇā + abhidhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष ‘by the designation/name Lakṣaṇā’

• abhūmau: on earth
• abhūmau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; Vedic/epic locative form ‘on the earth’

• duṣṭa: wicked
• duṣṭa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; from duṣ- + √sthā/√duṣ? lexical adj.)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (as stem used in compound/elliptic); ‘wicked/evil’

• vīrya-udbhavā: born of (his) seed
• vīrya-udbhavā: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīrya + udbhavā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष ‘born from seed/virility’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Adharma or corrupted generative act (dūṣita-vīrya) yields harmful progeny and consequences.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-saṅga and doṣa (taint) shaping outcomes in saṃsāra; causality of moral-psychic impurity.

Application: Maintain ethical restraint and purity in relationships; recognize that intention and conduct shape downstream social and personal outcomes.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: region/locale

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.28.42 (Lakṣaṇā identification); Garuda Purana 3.28.44 (return to dvairūpya and shift to Manu/dharma theme)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Sāmba
• Kāṣṭhā
• Lakṣaṇa

FAQs

What is the importance of ‘duṣṭa-vīrya’ (corrupted seed) in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse uses ‘duṣṭa-vīrya’ to highlight that unethical union and degraded intent can lead to harmful outcomes, presenting a moral-causal principle rather than mere biology.

How does this verse relate to karma and consequences in the Garuda Purana?

By linking an improper union with the birth of a negative outcome, the verse frames actions—especially sexual/moral conduct—as karmically consequential and socially disruptive.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain ethical boundaries and responsibility in relationships; the text emphasizes that choices made in desire can create long-term consequences for oneself and others.