Shloka 22

Nakṣatra-Devatā Enumeration and Muhūrta Rules for Travel, Rites, and Yogas

Devanagari script

बीजानां वपनं कुर्याद्गमनागमनादिकम् / चक्रयन्त्ररथानां च नावादीनां प्रवाहणम्

Transliteration

bījānāṃ vapanaṃ kuryādgamanāgamanādikam / cakrayantrarathānāṃ ca nāvādīnāṃ pravāhaṇam

Translation

Nên thực hiện việc gieo hạt giống và làm các việc như đi và về; lại cũng nên cho vận hành các dụng cụ có bánh xe và xe ngựa, cùng việc chuyên chở và điều khiển thuyền bè và các phương tiện tương tự.

Word by Word

• बीजानाम्: of seeds
• बीजानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वपनम्: sowing
• वपनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपन (प्रातिपदिक; √वप् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• गमनागमनादिकम्: going, coming, and the like
• गमनागमनादिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन (प्रातिपदिक) + आगमन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); द्वन्द्व: गमन + आगमन; ‘आदि’ = etc. (समाहार)

• चक्रयन्त्ररथानाम्: of wheels, machines, and chariots
• चक्रयन्त्ररथानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + यन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); द्वन्द्व (समाहार): wheels, machines, chariots

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• नावादीनाम्: of boats and the like
• नावादीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नौ (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष: नाव + आदि (boats etc.)

• प्रवाहणम्: transporting/carrying across
• प्रवाहणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवाहण (प्रातिपदिक; √वह् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (speaking to Garuḍa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right action includes choosing proper times for initiating productive works—sowing, travel, and launching vehicles/implements.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-yoga orientation: orderly action in harmony with cosmic rhythms without negligence

Application: Begin cultivation, travel, and commissioning of vehicles/boats with mindful preparation, auspicious timing, and safety checks.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: fields/roads/rivers implied

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.59 (karmāṇi by nakshatra/muhurta categories)

FAQs

What is the importance of sowing seeds (bījavapana) in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse treats sowing and related productive work as legitimate, dharmic activity—part of sustaining life and society through righteous livelihood.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by outlining proper worldly conduct (ācāra), it frames how ethical, regulated action supports good karma, which in turn shapes post-death outcomes discussed elsewhere in the Garuḍa Purāṇa.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Engage in socially beneficial work—food production, responsible travel, and safe transport—done honestly and without harm, as part of dharmic living.