Shloka 14

मुक्ता-उत्पत्ति-भेदाः, मूल्य-मान-निर्णयः, शोधन-परीक्षा-लक्षणानि

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Devanagari script

पयोधराक्रान्तिविलम्बिनम्रैर्घनैर्नवैराव्रियते ऽन्तरिक्षम् / न तं भुजङ्गा न तु यातुधाना न व्याधयो नाप्युपसर्गदोषाः

Transliteration

payodharākrāntivilambinamrairghanairnavairāvriyate 'ntarikṣam / na taṃ bhujaṅgā na tu yātudhānā na vyādhayo nāpyupasargadoṣāḥ

Translation

如同苍穹为新起重水之云所覆，缓缓行移而低垂弯伏；如是，此人之行途亦被遮护，免受伤害。蛇类不能侵扰，夜叉般的妖力（yātudhāna）亦不能加害；疾病、灾厄与凶兆都不能触及。

Word by Word

• पयोधराक्रान्तिविलम्बिनम्रैः: by (clouds) bent low, lingering, pressed by rain-clouds
• पयोधराक्रान्तिविलम्बिनम्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: payodhara + ākrānti (प्रातिपदिक) + vilambin (प्रातिपदिक) + namra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (घनैः)

• घनैः: by clouds
• घनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• नवैः: new/fresh
• नवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (घनैः)

• आव्रियते: is covered
• आव्रियते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√vṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• अन्तरिक्षम्: the sky/atmosphere
• अन्तरिक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antarikṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम्

• तम्: him/that one
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• भुजङ्गाः: serpents
• भुजङ्गाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhujaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• न: nor
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम्

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-अव्ययम् (but/indeed)

• यातुधानाः: demons/evil spirits
• यातुधानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yātudhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• न: nor
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम्

• व्याधयः: diseases
• व्याधयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• न: nor
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम्

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (also/even)

• उपसर्गदोषाः: afflictions due to ominous influences/attacks
• उपसर्गदोषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upasarga + doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Properly established protection (rakṣā) wards off multiple classes of harm—animal, demonic, disease, and ominous forces.

Vedantic Theme: Kṣema (security) as a fruit of ordered living and right means; reduction of fear supports inner peace (śānti).

Application: Adopt layered protection: ethical conduct, disciplined rituals/prayers, and prudent health/safety habits to reduce avoidable harms.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sky/atmospheric canopy; protective perimeter

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.69.13 (rakṣā-vidhāna installation as cause)

Characters & Entities

• Bhujaṅgas (serpents)
• Yātudhānas (malevolent beings)

FAQs

What is the importance of protection from upasargas (calamities) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames spiritual merit and right living as a protective covering—like dense rainclouds veiling the sky—through which common afflictions (disease, ominous influences, hostile beings) fail to reach the person.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

While not describing the post-death journey directly, it teaches a principle used throughout the Garuda Purana: accumulated dharma functions as a shield, reducing fear and obstruction from harmful forces that may trouble embodied life and transitional states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate dharmic conduct and sattvic discipline (truthfulness, restraint, charity, devotion) as the primary ‘protection’—the text emphasizes inner merit over fear-based obsession with external harms.