Shloka 24

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

यतो हृदि स्थितो वायुस्ततो वै धृतिसंज्ञकः / सर्वेषां च दृदि स्थित्वा स्मरते सर्वदा हरिम्

Transliteration

yato hṛdi sthito vāyustato vai dhṛtisaṃjñakaḥ / sarveṣāṃ ca dṛdi sthitvā smarate sarvadā harim

Translation

ولأن الريح الحيوية (فايُو) تقيم في القلب، فهي تُسمّى حقًّا «دهريتي»؛ قوةَ الإسناد والثبات. وإذ تسكن في قلوب الجميع، تذكر هاري (الرب فيشنو) على الدوام.

Word by Word

• यतः: since/because
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक (causal ‘since/because’)

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative)

• स्थितः: situated
• स्थितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, active sense); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying vāyuḥ)

• वायुः: Vāyu
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (therefore/then)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• धृतिसंज्ञकः: named ‘Dhṛti’
• धृतिसंज्ञकः: Vidhi-predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृति + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धृतेः संज्ञा यस्य)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• स्थित्वा: having remained
• स्थित्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्थित्वा (अव्यय; √स्था (धातु) + त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• स्मरते: remembers
• स्मरते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāyu abiding in the heart is called Dhṛti; dwelling in all hearts, it continually remembers Hari—linking prāṇa-sustenance with divine remembrance.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin and hṛdaya-ākāśa: the Lord’s remembrance/awareness within; prāṇa as instrument of inner life oriented toward the divine.

Application: Use breath-awareness to anchor Hari-smaraṇa (name remembrance) in the heart; cultivate steady attention and compassion, seeing all beings as heart-dwelling sites of the divine.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Geographic Context

Type: subtle-body locus

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16.23 (Dhṛti within yogins and devotees); Garuda Purana 3.16.25 (Vāyu reaching Hari in Śvetadvīpa)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu
• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the importance of dhṛti in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links dhṛti to the heart-abiding prāṇa (vāyu): dhṛti is the sustaining steadiness that upholds life and supports continuous God-remembrance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing the heart as the seat of prāṇa and remembrance of Hari, it suggests that inner steadiness and devotion shape consciousness—key factors influencing the soul’s direction and experience beyond death in Purāṇic teaching.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate dhṛti through breath awareness and daily Hari-smaraṇa (remembering Viṣṇu), especially in stressful moments—training the mind to remain steady and devotional.