Garuda Purana — Moksha Sadhana Prakarana, Shloka 5
Ahaṅkāra-Tripartition and the Rise of Indriyas, Devatās, and Cosmic Administrators
अहन्तत्त्वे खग ह्येषु प्रविष्टो हरिरव्ययः / क्षोभयामास भगवाल्लङ्क्ष्म्या सह हरिः स्वयम्
ahantattve khaga hyeṣu praviṣṭo hariravyayaḥ / kṣobhayāmāsa bhagavāllaṅkṣmyā saha hariḥ svayam
يا طائرَ غارودا، إنَّ هاري غيرَ الفاني دخل في مبادئ الأناوية (ahaṅkāra) هذه؛ ثم إنَّ الربَّ المبارك هاري نفسه، مع لاكشمي (Lakṣmī)، حرّكها وأثار فيها الاضطرابَ الخلّاق.
Lord Vishnu (Hari) addressing Garuda (Khaga/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Hari as avyaya (imperishable) pervades even ego-principle; creation proceeds by His will with Lakṣmī (śrī-śakti) as co-present power.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara’s vyāpti (pervasion) and śakti-tattva: the Lord remains unchanged while activating prakṛti/tattvas.
Application: See the ‘I’-sense as pervaded and governable by the Divine; practice remembrance of Hari-Śrī together to sublimate ego into service and devotion.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana cosmology passages describing Hari with Śrī as the activator of sṛṣṭi (general parallel)
FAQs
This verse frames ahaṅkāra as a cosmic principle that becomes active when Hari enters and stirs it, indicating that individuality and differentiation arise through divine activation of tattvas.
By pointing to the rise of the ‘I’-sense (ahaṅkāra), it implies the metaphysical basis of embodied individuality—the condition that later makes karma, bondage, and the soul’s post-death journey intelligible in Purāṇic teaching.
Treat ego as a functional principle rather than the true Self: cultivate humility, devotion, and self-inquiry to reduce ego-driven actions that generate binding karma.