Shloka 48

Jvara-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa: Causes, Doṣic Types, Āma/Nirāma Stages, and Prognosis of Fever

Devanagari script

प्रायो ऽनुयाति मर्यादां मोक्षाय च वधाय च / इत्यग्निवेशस्य मतं हारीतस्य पुनः स्मृतिः

Transliteration

prāyo 'nuyāti maryādāṃ mokṣāya ca vadhāya ca / ityagniveśasya mataṃ hārītasya punaḥ smṛtiḥ

Translation

Nói chung, con người đi theo ranh giới đã được ấn định (maryādā—khuôn phép), điều ấy hoặc dẫn đến giải thoát (mokṣa), hoặc dẫn đến suy vong. Đó là quan điểm của Agniveśa; và lại được Smṛti của Hārīta xác chứng lần nữa.

Word by Word

• प्रायः: generally
• प्रायः: Avyaya (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रायस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (generally/mostly)

• अनुयाति: follows/attains
• अनुयाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘अनुगच्छति’

• मर्यादाम्: limit/boundary
• मर्यादाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्यादा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• मोक्षाय: for liberation
• मोक्षाय: Sampradana (Purpose/recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (dative of purpose)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• वधाय: for death/destruction
• वधाय: Sampradana (Purpose/recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (dative of purpose)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• इति: thus
• इति: Avyaya (Quotative/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-समाप्ति/वाक्यपरिसमाप्ति (quotative)

• अग्निवेशस्य: of Agniveśa
• अग्निवेशस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; स्वामि/सम्बन्ध

• मतम्: the opinion
• मतम्: Karta/Predicate (Subject or predicative/कर्ता-प्रत्यय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘मत’ = opinion/doctrine

• हारीतस्य: of Hārīta
• हारीतस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हारीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Avyaya (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (again/further)

• स्मृतिः: (is) the tradition/statement
• स्मृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Following prescribed maryādā (rule/limit of conduct) is decisive: it can conduce to mokṣa or to ruin; the claim is supported by Agniveśa and Hārīta-smṛti.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana depends on niyama and śāstra-pramāṇa; right conduct purifies antaḥkaraṇa, enabling liberation, while transgression strengthens bondage.

Application: Adopt consistent disciplines (diet, cleanliness, restraint, truthful living); treat śāstra-informed boundaries as protective guardrails rather than optional advice.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147.49 (maryādā applied to tri-doṣa and tithi); Garuda Purana 1.147.50 (consequences of aśuddhi/mithyāhāra)

Characters & Entities

• Agniveśa
• Hārīta

FAQs

What is the importance of maryādā (prescribed conduct) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that adherence to maryādā—right limits and dharmic norms—shapes one’s ultimate outcome, becoming a cause for either moksha or downfall.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It links destiny to conduct: the soul’s trajectory is determined by whether one aligns with dharmic boundaries, a principle supported by Smṛti authorities like Agniveśa and Hārīta.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live within ethical limits—truthfulness, self-restraint, and duty—because consistent conduct is portrayed as the deciding factor between upliftment and ruin.