Shloka 70

Means to Liberation: Supremacy of Hari, Proper Salutations, and Purāṇic Authority

Devanagari script

मत्वा हरिं भगवान्व्यासरूपी चक्रे तदा भागवतं पुराणम् / तथा समाख्याय च वैष्णवं तत्ततः परं गारुडाख्यं स चक्रे

Transliteration

matvā hariṃ bhagavānvyāsarūpī cakre tadā bhāgavataṃ purāṇam / tathā samākhyāya ca vaiṣṇavaṃ tattataḥ paraṃ gāruḍākhyaṃ sa cakre

Translation

إذ أدرك أن هَري (فيشنو) هو العليّ الأسمى، فإن المبارك—متجسّدًا في صورة فياسا—ألّف حينئذٍ «بهاغافاتا بورانا». وكذلك بعد أن بَيَّن التعاليم الفيشنافية، ألّف بعد ذلك «البورانا» المعروفة باسم «غارودا».

Word by Word

• मत्वा: having considered
• मत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having thought/considered’

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• व्यास-रूपी: in the form of Vyāsa
• व्यास-रूपी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘व्यासस्य रूपी’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; विशेषण (भगवान्)

• चक्रे: made; composed
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• भागवतम्: Bhāgavata
• भागवतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुराणम्)

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• समाख्याय: having narrated
• समाख्याय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), उपसर्गयुक्त; ‘having narrated/declared’

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

• वैष्णवम्: the Vaiṣṇava (text)
• वैष्णवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (ग्रन्थनाम)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Apadana/Krama (अपादान/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (from that; thereafter)

• परम्: further; next
• परम्: Krama (क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• गारुड-आख्यम्: named ‘Gāruḍa’
• गारुड-आख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; ‘गारुडम् आख्यं यस्य’ इति नामधेयार्थ (तत्पुरुष)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• चक्रे: made; composed
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice within Garuḍa Purāṇa; not a direct Vishnu–Garuḍa dialogue line in this verse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari as Supreme; Purāṇas as vehicles of Vaiṣṇava siddhānta transmitted via Vyāsa.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-paratva (supremacy of the Lord) and śāstra-prāmāṇya (scriptural authority) as means to right knowledge and devotion.

Application: Approach the Gāruḍa and Bhāgavata as authoritative guides for Viṣṇu-bhakti; study with a lineage-aware, śāstra-centered attitude.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.1.71-74 (praise of Garuḍa Purāṇa; Hari as pratipādya)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Vyasa
• Bhagavata Purana
• Garuda Purana

FAQs

What is the importance of Vyasa in the Garuda Purana’s tradition?

This verse credits the Purāṇic compilation to Vyāsa-form authorship, placing the Garuḍa Purāṇa within the authoritative Vyāsa lineage of Vaiṣṇava scripture.

How does this verse connect the Bhāgavata Purāṇa and the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

It presents a sequence: after affirming Hari as supreme, the composer (as Vyāsa) creates the Bhāgavata, teaches Vaiṣṇava doctrine, and then composes the text known as the Gāruḍa—linking them through a shared Vaiṣṇava focus.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a guide for study-priorities: approach Garuḍa Purāṇa teachings (including ritual and dharma sections) through a Hari-centered, Vaiṣṇava framework rather than as isolated rites.