Shloka 25

Paramparā (Transmission), Rudra’s Viṣṇu-Dhyāna, and the Garuḍa Purāṇa’s Origin-Impulse

Devanagari script

कुक्षौ समुद्राश्चत्वारस्तं देवं चिन्तयाम्यहम् / परः कालात्परो यज्ञात्परः सदसतश्चयः

Transliteration

kukṣau samudrāścatvārastaṃ devaṃ cintayāmyaham / paraḥ kālātparo yajñātparaḥ sadasataścayaḥ

Translation

যাঁৰ কুক্ষিত চাৰিওটা সমুদ্ৰ অৱস্থিত—সেই দেৱক মই ধ্যান কৰোঁ; যিনি কালৰ অতীত, যজ্ঞৰ অতীত, আৰু সৎ-অসৎৰ সমষ্টিৰো অতীত।

Word by Word

• कुक्षौ: in the belly
• कुक्षौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• समुद्राः: oceans
• समुद्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; संख्या-विशेषणम्

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• चिन्तयामि: I contemplate
• चिन्तयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• परः: beyond, higher
• परः: Sambandha (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (he is beyond)

• कालात्: than/from time
• कालात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (from time)

• परः: beyond
• परः: Sambandha (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-विशेषणम्

• यज्ञात्: than/from sacrifice
• यज्ञात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• परः: beyond
• परः: Sambandha (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सत्: of being/real
• सत्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘सतः’ इत्यस्य पूर्वपद (of being)

• असतः: of non-being/unreal
• असतः: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• चयः: aggregate, collection
• चयः: Sambandha (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम (he is the aggregate/collection)

Speaker

Narrator/Devotee voice (invocatory praise within the text; not a direct Vishnu–Garuda dialogue line)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Supreme Lord contains the four oceans and yet is beyond time (kāla), beyond sacrifice (yajña), and beyond the composite of real/unreal—indicating the transcendence of all conditioned frameworks.

Vedantic Theme: Paramātman beyond kāla and karma-kāṇḍa; limitation of ritual as ultimate; movement from upāsanā to parā-vidyā (liberating knowledge).

Application: Honor ritual as preparatory but cultivate inner surrender/knowledge; reflect on impermanence under time; orient life toward the timeless (nitya) through meditation, ethical purity, and remembrance of Hari.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana’s broader arc: ritual (śrāddha, dāna) as supportive, yet ultimate refuge in Viṣṇu and liberating knowledge is repeatedly affirmed

Characters & Entities

• Deva

FAQs

What is the importance of meditating on the Deity 'beyond time' in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the Supreme as transcending time-bound existence, directing the reader toward liberation-focused contemplation rather than merely temporal aims.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing a reality beyond time, ritual, and even the categories of being/non-being, it points the soul’s highest goal toward the transcendent Brahman/Paramatman rather than worldly outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a daily meditation reminder: perform duties and rituals, but anchor the mind in the timeless Divine as the ultimate refuge and aim.