Shloka 47

Devanagari script

सर्वाकारं रसादीनां शुद्ध्यासुद्ध्यापि वा क्रमात् / वातपित्तकफैः सप्तद शद्वादशवासरात्

Transliteration

sarvākāraṃ rasādīnāṃ śuddhyāsuddhyāpi vā kramāt / vātapittakaphaiḥ saptada śadvādaśavāsarāt

Translation

依次而行，身体诸成分自“罗娑”(rasa，滋养精华)等起，或清净或不净，渐次成就其圆满形相；又因风( vāta)、火( pitta)、痰( kapha)三多沙之影响，此过程历经如十七日或十二日等时段。

Word by Word

• सर्वाकारम्: all forms/aspects
• सर्वाकारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-आकार (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वाकारम् = ‘सर्वेषाम् आकाराणाम्’ (समाहार/विषय)

• रसादीनाम्: of tastes etc.
• रसादीनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; ‘रसादयः’ इति गणः

• शुद्ध्या: by purification
• शुद्ध्या: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; साधन/हेतु-भावे

• अशुद्ध्या: by impurity
• अशुद्ध्या: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; साधन/हेतु-भावे

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/also/even)

• वा: or
• वा: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• क्रमात्: in order/gradually
• क्रमात्: Apadana/Adverbial (Ablative nuance/अपादान-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान/क्रमेण (ablative of manner/source)

• वातपित्तकफैः: by vāta, pitta, and kapha
• वातपित्तकफैः: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात-पित्त-कफ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; (वासनर-शब्देन सह)

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• द्वादशवासरात्: from (a period of) twelve days
• द्वादशवासरात्: Apadana (Source/limit-from/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश-वसर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ‘द्वादशानां वासराणाम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; काल-अपादान (from a period of twelve days)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dhātu-pariṇāma (rasa-ādi transformation) proceeds in sequence, conditioned by śuddhi/aśuddhi and tri-doṣa influence over definite time-cycles.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s guṇa/doṣa-governed processes operate under niyati; the Self is distinct from bodily change (deha-vikāra).

Application: Maintain bodily and mental śuddhi; observe diet/regimen that pacifies vāta-pitta-kapha; use time-based care (day-counts) in convalescence and purification routines.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (context: tri-doṣa, śuddhi/aśuddhi, time-based bodily processes)

FAQs

What is the importance of rasa (nutritive essence) in Garuda Purana?

This verse treats rasa and subsequent constituents as forming sequentially, framing bodily development (and related purity/impurity considerations) as a gradual process governed by ordered transformation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by describing bodily/constituent formation and impurity-purity cycles, it supports the Purana’s broader teaching that embodied experience follows law-like sequences—relevant to how rites and timings are prescribed around death and transition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages respect for traditional timing in purification/observance practices and promotes a disciplined, health-aware view of the body’s gradual processes (aligned with doṣa balance).