Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ऽध्यायः धन्वन्तरिरुवाच / गारुडं संप्रवक्ष्यामि गरुडेन ह्युदीरितम् / कश्यपाय सुमित्रेण विषहृद्येन गारुडः

Transliteration

'dhyāyaḥ dhanvantariruvāca / gāruḍaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi garuḍena hyudīritam / kaśyapāya sumitreṇa viṣahṛdyena gāruḍaḥ

Translation

Dhanvantari sprach: Nun werde ich die Lehre Garuḍas darlegen, die wahrlich von Garuḍa—dem Vernichter des Giftes—durch Sumitra für Kaśyapa verkündet wurde.

Word by Word

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• धन्वन्तरिः: Dhanvantari
• धन्वन्तरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्वन्तरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गारुडम्: the Garuḍa (teaching/text)
• गारुडम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• संप्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall expound fully
• संप्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + सम् + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गरुडेन: by Garuḍa
• गरुडेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• उदीरितम्: uttered/proclaimed
• उदीरितम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + ईर् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘गारुडम्’ विशेषण

• कश्यपाय: to Kaśyapa
• कश्यपाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• सुमित्रेण: by Sumitra
• सुमित्रेण: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• विषहृद्येन: by the poison-removing (one/means)
• विषहृद्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषहृद्य (प्रातिपदिक: विष + हृद्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विषस्य हृद्यः = poison-removing/beneficial against poison)

• गारुडः: the Garuḍa (mantra/rite)
• गारुडः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Dhanvantari

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Āgama/itihāsa-style paramparā as pramāṇa; the Garuḍa-teaching as viṣa-nāśaka and protective vidyā

Vedantic Theme: Śruti-smṛti-ācārya-prasiddhi as a means to right knowledge; śraddhā in sampradāya

Application: Approach the teaching with reverence to lineage; use the Garuḍa-vidyā as a protective discipline (especially against viṣa/bhaya) under proper instruction.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Garuḍa–Viṣṇu dialogue framing elsewhere; recurring viṣa-śamana/garuḍa-kavaca motifs in later mantra-kalpas

Characters & Entities

• Dhanvantari
• Garuda
• Kashyapa
• Sumitra

FAQs

What is the importance of Garuḍa-vidyā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse introduces Garuḍa-vidyā as an authoritative teaching traced to Garuḍa himself, emphasizing a preserved lineage and its reputed power to counteract poison.

How does this verse explain the transmission of knowledge in the Garuda Purana?

It frames the teaching as a handed-down tradition: Garuḍa proclaimed it, Sumitra served as the transmitter, and Kaśyapa was the recipient—now Dhanvantari re-expounds it.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It underscores relying on authentic lineage and careful instruction for specialized practices (mantras/ritual knowledge), rather than using powerful remedies without proper guidance.