Shloka 69

Saṅkara-jāti-nirṇaya and Gṛhastha-ācāra: Daily Rites, Purity, Anadhyāya, and Food Discipline

Devanagari script

क्रव्यादपक्षिदात्यूहशुकमांसानि वर्जयेत् / सारसैकशफान्हंसान्बलाकबकटिट्टिभान्

Transliteration

kravyādapakṣidātyūhaśukamāṃsāni varjayet / sārasaikaśaphānhaṃsānbalākabakaṭiṭṭibhān

Translation

Nên tránh thịt các loài chim ăn xác thối, cũng như thịt chim dātyūha và thịt vẹt. Lại nữa, nên tránh sārasa (chim hạc), các loài một móng, haṃsa (thiên nga/ngỗng), balākā (diệc), baka (hạc), và ṭiṭṭibha (choắt mỏ đỏ/lapwing).

Word by Word

• क्रव्याद: carnivorous (animal)
• क्रव्याद: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रव्याद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद); 'carnivore'

• पक्षि: bird
• पक्षि: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद); 'bird'

• दात्यूह: dātyūha bird
• दात्यूह: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दात्यूह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद); 'a kind of bird (dātyūha)'

• शुक: parrot
• शुक: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद); 'parrot'

• मांसानि: meats
• मांसानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'meats/flesh'

• क्रव्यादपक्षिदात्यूहशुकमांसानि: meats of carnivores/birds etc.
• क्रव्यादपक्षिदात्यूहशुकमांसानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रव्याद + पक्षि + दात्यूह + शुक + मांस (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सूची/समाहारार्थ); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'meats of carnivores, birds, dātyūha, and parrots'

• वर्जयेत्: should avoid
• वर्जयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृज्/वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'should avoid'

• सारस: sārasa crane
• सारस: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद); 'crane (sārasa)'

• एकशफ: single-hoofed (animal)
• एकशफ: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकशफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद); 'single-hoofed animal'

• हंसान्: geese/swans
• हंसान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'geese/swans'

• सारसैकशफान्: sārasa cranes and single-hoofed (animals)
• सारसैकशफान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस + एकशफ (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'sārasa (cranes) and single-hoofed (animals)'

• सारसैकशफान्हंसान्: sārasa cranes, single-hoofed (animals), and geese
• सारसैकशफान्हंसान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस + एकशफ + हंस (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (सूची); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'sārasa, single-hoofed (animals), and geese'

• बलाक: balākā (heron)
• बलाक: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलाका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक समासपूर्वपद); 'heron/crane (balākā)'

• बक: baka (crane)
• बक: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद); 'crane/heron (baka)'

• टिट्टिभ: ṭiṭṭibha bird
• टिट्टिभ: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: टिट्टिभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद); 'lapwing/ṭiṭṭibha bird'

• बलाकबकटिट्टिभान्: balākā, baka, and ṭiṭṭibha birds
• बलाकबकटिट्टिभान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलाका + बक + टिट्टिभ (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'balākā, baka, and ṭiṭṭibha (birds)'

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prohibition of specific meats, especially carrion-eaters and listed birds/animals, as part of regulated āhāra and śauca.

Vedantic Theme: Restraint (dama) and cultivation of sattva through non-indulgent diet; avoidance of tamasic foods.

Application: If observing traditional rules, avoid meats from scavenging birds and the enumerated species; more broadly, avoid foods associated with disease risk or unethical sourcing.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: forest/wetland fauna implied (cranes, herons, swans)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.96 (meat prohibitions within āhāra-vidhi)

FAQs

What is the importance of dietary restrictions in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats diet as part of dharma and purity: avoiding certain birds and animals is presented as a discipline that supports clean conduct and religious observance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by prescribing restraint and purity in daily life, it frames ethical conduct (including food choices) as supportive of auspicious karma, which influences one’s post-death course described elsewhere in the Garuda Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt mindful eating: avoid foods associated with impurity or harm in one’s tradition, and choose a diet that supports self-control, cleanliness, and ethical living.