Shloka 63

Devanagari script

कृतस्ततः पुराणानि विद्याश्चाष्टादशैव तु / अङ्गानि चतुरो वेदा मीमांसा न्यायविस्तरः

Transliteration

kṛtastataḥ purāṇāni vidyāścāṣṭādaśaiva tu / aṅgāni caturo vedā mīmāṃsā nyāyavistaraḥ

Translation

ومنْه صُنِّفت البورانات (Purāṇa)، وكذلك فروعُ المعارف الثماني عشرة؛ ومعها علومُ الفيدا المساعدة، والفيدات الأربع، وميماṁسا (Mīmāṃsā)، والتقليدُ الواسعُ لنيایا (Nyāya) أيضًا.

Word by Word

• कृतः: was made/compiled
• कृतः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (अस्ति इति शेषः)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रम (adverb: then/from that)

• पुराणानि: Purāṇas
• पुराणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विद्याः: sciences/branches of knowledge
• विद्याः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अष्टादश: eighteen
• अष्टादश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टादश (संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; विशेषण (numeral: eighteen)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle: only/indeed)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थ (particle)

• अङ्गानि: auxiliary limbs (Vedāṅgas)
• अङ्गानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• चतुरः: four
• चतुरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वेदाः: Vedas
• वेदाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मीमांसा: Mīmāṃsā (school/treatise)
• मीमांसा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मीमांसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न्यायविस्तरः: expansion of Nyāya (logic)
• न्यायविस्तरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्याय + विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vyāsa as fountainhead/organizer of Purāṇas and the structured body of knowledge (vidyā), including Veda, Vedāṅga, Mīmāṃsā, Nyāya.

Vedantic Theme: Śruti-smṛti as pramāṇa; the necessity of systematic inquiry (nyāya) and hermeneutics (mīmāṃsā) to approach dharma and brahma-jñāna.

Application: Adopt a balanced study plan: śruti (Veda) supported by vedāṅga, clarified by mīmāṃsā/nyāya; use Purāṇas as accessible dharma-bhakti pedagogy.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87.64 (enumeration of 18 vidyās including Ayurveda etc.); Garuda Purana 1.87.62 (Vyāsa-rūpa of Viṣṇu as source)

FAQs

What is the importance of the Purāṇas and the eighteen vidyās in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse presents them as authoritative knowledge traditions—alongside the Vedas, Vedāṅgas, Mīmāṃsā, and Nyāya—supporting dharma through scripture, interpretation, and reason.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it grounds teachings about dharma and right conduct in a recognized scriptural framework, implying that correct knowledge and interpretation guide one’s actions and thus one’s post-death outcome.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Study and practice dharma using a balanced approach—scripture (Veda/Purāṇa), disciplined interpretation (Mīmāṃsā), and clear reasoning (Nyāya)—before adopting ritual or ethical claims.