Shloka 27
Vīrya, Māyā/Prakṛti, Śrī’s Inseparability, Paramāṇu, and Hari’s Infinitude
तस्याभिमानः श्रीरिति वेदितव्यो वीर्याधानं तत्र तेषां च मेलः / कार्योन्मुखं मेलनं चाहुरार्या इतो रूपं नाहुराय्याश्च विष्णोः
tasyābhimānaḥ śrīriti veditavyo vīryādhānaṃ tatra teṣāṃ ca melaḥ / kāryonmukhaṃ melanaṃ cāhurāryā ito rūpaṃ nāhurāyyāśca viṣṇoḥ
তাৰ (প্ৰকৃতিৰ) অধিষ্ঠিত ‘অহংভাৱ’কেই শ্ৰী (লক্ষ্মী) বুলি জানিব লাগে। তাতেই বীৰ্যাধান আৰু তত্ত্বসমূহৰ মেল ঘটে। আৰ্যসকলে সেই মেলক ‘কাৰ্যোন্মুখ’ বুলে; আৰু ইয়াৰ পৰাই বিষ্ণুৰ ৰূপো প্ৰকাশ পায় বুলি কয়।
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Śrī is identified with the presiding ‘I-sense’ (abhimāna) within prakṛti/māyā; through vīryādhāna and conjunction of principles arises a kāryonmukha (action-facing) state, from which the form of Viṣṇu is also spoken of.
Vedantic Theme: Interplay of consciousness, śakti, and manifestation; theistic Sāṅkhya/Vedānta synthesis where prakṛti becomes action-oriented under divine potency.
Application: Use the teaching to refine self-inquiry: observe how ‘I-sense’ appropriates experience; redirect abhimāna toward service of Viṣṇu rather than egoic ownership.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.3.25-26 (Śrī as śakti; māyā as prakṛti); Garuda Purana 3.3.28 (prakṛti’s reality in vyavahāra)
FAQs
This verse presents Śrī as the presiding identification/power through which a principle becomes experientially ‘owned’ and effective—linking auspicious potency with manifest agency.
It describes manifestation as arising from a purposeful union (mela/melana) and the ‘implantation of potency’ (vīryādhāna), culminating in the declared form of Viṣṇu.
Treat power and prosperity (śrī) as meaningful only when joined to right purpose and action (kāryonmukha)—use resources ethically in service of dharma.