Shloka 24

Gradations of Bliss and Knowledge; Lakṣmī’s Special Insight; The Rarity of Bhakti in Kali-yuga; Nīlā’s Vow and Śrīnivāsa Darśana

Devanagari script

इन्द्रादयः प्रविजानन्ति वीन्द्र अहङ्कारे व्याप्तरूपं हरिं च / दक्षाद्या वै बुद्धितत्त्वे स्थितं तं जानन्ति ते सोमसूर्यादयश्च

Transliteration

indrādayaḥ pravijānanti vīndra ahaṅkāre vyāptarūpaṃ hariṃ ca / dakṣādyā vai buddhitattve sthitaṃ taṃ jānanti te somasūryādayaśca

Translation

يا أفضل الطير (غارودا)، إن إندرا وسائر الآلهة يدركون حقًّا هاري بوصفه الصورة السارية في كل شيء، الحاضرة في مبدأ الأنا (أهَنْكارا). وكذلك يعرفه دكشا وغيرُه قائمًا في مبدأ العقل/التمييز (بودّهي-تتفا)؛ وكذا سوما وسوريا وغيرهما.

Word by Word

• indra-ādayaḥ: Indra and others
• indra-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (samāhāra/ādi): 'Indra and others'; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• pravijānanti: clearly know
• pravijānanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√jñā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• vīndra: O Vīndra
• vīndra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīndra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• ahaṅkāre: in ego-principle (ahaṅkāra)
• ahaṅkāre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahaṅkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• vyāpta-rūpam: having a pervading form
• vyāpta-rūpam: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyāpta (कृदन्त; √vyāp + kta) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: 'pervading-form'; Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifies harim

• harim: Hari
• harim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• dakṣa-ādyāḥ: Dakṣa and others
• dakṣa-ādyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: 'Dakṣa and others'; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (emphatic/assurance particle)

• buddhi-tattve: in the intellect-principle
• buddhi-tattve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi + tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: 'in the buddhi-principle'; Napuṃsakaliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• sthitam: situated
• sthitam: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kta-participle, Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifies tam

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• jānanti: know
• jānanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• soma-sūrya-ādayaḥ: Soma, Sūrya and others
• soma-sūrya-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma + sūrya + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva with ādi-extension: 'Soma, Sūrya and others'; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• ca: also/and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari is recognized as vyāpta-rūpa (all-pervading) within specific inner principles—ahaṅkāra and buddhi—according to the perceiver’s station.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara immanent in antahkaraṇa-tattvas while remaining transcendent; many ‘standpoints’ (upādhi-bheda) of apprehension.

Application: Use self-inquiry: observe ego (ahaṅkāra) and intellect (buddhi) as fields where the divine pervasion can be contemplated; reduce egoic fixation to refine perception.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.19.25 (Hari in bhūta-tattva and loka-spheres); Garuda Purana 3.19.26 (Hari in the heart)

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Ahaṅkāra
• Dakṣa
• Buddhi-tattva
• Soma
• Sūrya
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of ahaṅkāra and buddhi in Garuda Purana’s teaching about Hari?

This verse teaches that Hari is not limited to a single form; different divine beings recognize Him operating through subtle principles like ego (ahaṅkāra) and intellect (buddhi), indicating His all-pervasiveness across the inner instruments of experience.

How does this verse explain different ways beings perceive the same Supreme Reality?

Indra and the Devas perceive Hari as pervading the ego-principle, while Dakṣa and others perceive Him in the intellect-principle; the same Hari is known through different tattvas according to the knower’s orientation and function.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice self-observation: notice ego-reactions (ahaṅkāra) and discernment (buddhi), and cultivate the view that the Divine pervades both—reducing pride, strengthening clarity, and guiding ethical decisions.