Shloka 43

An Exposition of the Distinctions of Creation, Inert Matter, and the Lord

Devanagari script

अन्येनैकेन भागेन रजोराश्या खगेश्वर / मिश्रितं भवतीत्येवं ज्ञातव्यं नान्यथा क्वचित्

Transliteration

anyenaikena bhāgena rajorāśyā khageśvara / miśritaṃ bhavatītyevaṃ jñātavyaṃ nānyathā kvacit

Translation

噢鸟主迦伽伊湿伐罗（迦楼罗）啊，再加上一分，它便与罗阇斯（rajas）之聚相合而成混合；唯当如此理解，处处皆无他法。

Word by Word

• अन्येन: by another
• अन्येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) एकवचन; adjective used instrumentally (by another)

• एकेन: by one
• एकेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; adjective qualifying भागेन

• भागेन: by a portion/part
• भागेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) एकवचन

• रजः-राश्या: by the mass/heap of rajas
• रजः-राश्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajas (प्रातिपदिक) + rāśi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रजसः राशिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन (राश्या)

• खगेश्वर: O lord of birds
• खगेश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaga + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (खगानाम् ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन

• मिश्रितम्: mixed
• मिश्रितम्: Karma-sāmānādhikaraṇya (कर्मसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: miśrita (कृदन्त; √miśr मिश्र् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; past passive participle used predicatively

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• इति: thus/‘that’
• इति: Vacana-marker (इति-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• ज्ञातव्यम्: should be known
• ज्ञातव्यम्: Vidhi (विधेय/आदेश)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñātavya (कृदन्त; √jñā ज्ञा धातु, तव्यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; gerundive (ought to be known)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (otherwise)

• क्वचित्: ever/anywhere
• क्वचित्: Deśa-kāla-adhikaraṇa (देशकालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक अव्यय (at any time/anywhere)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Addition of one part of rajas (likened to a heap of dust) produces a specific mixture; this is the correct understanding universally.

Vedantic Theme: Determinacy of causal structure in prakṛti: guṇa-proportions condition experience and manifestation; epistemic certainty in tattva-vicāra.

Application: Diagnose agitation/restlessness (rajas) as an additive factor in one’s mental mixture; reduce rajas via regulated action, breath, and attention discipline.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.4.41; Garuda Purana 3.4.42; Garuda Purana 3.4.44; Garuda Purana 3.4.45

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (Khageshvara)

FAQs

What is the importance of prescribed proportions in Garuda Purana rituals?

This verse stresses that mixtures used in rites must follow exact, stated ratios; the result is considered valid only when prepared as prescribed.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals?

In the Preta Kanda, instructions are given with technical precision; this line reinforces that ritual materials (often connected to śrāddha and offerings) must be prepared exactly as taught.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow authentic procedure and correct measurements in any sacred duty or ethical practice—carelessness and improvisation are discouraged when a rule is explicitly given.