Shloka 43

Paramparā (Transmission), Rudra’s Viṣṇu-Dhyāna, and the Garuḍa Purāṇa’s Origin-Impulse

Devanagari script

स्वर्गादीनां च कर्ताहं स्वर्गादीन्यहमेव च / योगी योगोहमेवाद्यः पुराणान्यहमेवच

Transliteration

svargādīnāṃ ca kartāhaṃ svargādīnyahameva ca / yogī yogohamevādyaḥ purāṇānyahamevaca

Translation

أنا خالقُ السماء وسائر العوالم على شاكلتها، وأنا وحدي تلك العوالم أيضًا. أنا اليوغيّ الأوّل؛ وأنا اليوغا ذاتها؛ وأنا وحدي البورانات كلّها.

Word by Word

• स्वर्गादीनाम्: of heaven and the rest
• स्वर्गादीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वर्गः आदिः येषां तेषाम्)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कर्ता: creator
• कर्ता: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वर्गादीनि: heaven etc. (all those realms)
• स्वर्गादीनि: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वर्गादि-समूहः)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed, alone
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle of emphasis/only)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• योगी: yogi
• योगी: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• योगः: yoga
• योगः: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• आद्यः: primeval, first
• आद्यः: Predicate adjective (समानााधिकरण/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (of अहम् implied)

• पुराणानि: Purāṇas
• पुराणानि: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (Nārāyaṇa) speaking to Garuḍa (Vinātā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Non-separation between creator and creation; the supreme as the very reality of lokas, yoga, and sacred narrative tradition.

Vedantic Theme: Abheda (non-difference) and sarvātmakatva (all-pervasiveness); Ishvara as both nimitta and upādāna (efficient and material cause).

Application: Contemplate the divine presence in all states (heavenly/earthly/inner); treat yogic practice and scriptural study as direct encounter with the sacred.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: cosmology and loka descriptions in broader Purana context; yoga and liberation discussions in later didactic portions

FAQs

What is the importance of Svarga (heaven) in Garuda Purana?

This verse frames svarga as not independent—its origin and its very reality are grounded in the Supreme (Viṣṇu), so heaven is a contingent realm rather than the final goal.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By identifying the Supreme as both the maker and substance of all realms, it implies the soul’s highest aim is not merely reaching better lokas, but realizing the Supreme through Yoga and right knowledge.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat rituals and ethical living as means toward inner discipline (yoga) and God-realization, not merely as techniques to gain heavenly outcomes.