Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

जगत्स्थितेरहं बीजं जगत्कर्ता त्वहं शिव ! / दुष्टनिग्रहकर्ता हि धर्मगोप्ता त्वहं हर !

Transliteration

jagatsthiterahaṃ bījaṃ jagatkartā tvahaṃ śiva ! / duṣṭanigrahakartā hi dharmagoptā tvahaṃ hara !

Translation

Ich bin der Same des Fortbestands der Welt; du, o Śiva, bist der Schöpfer des Universums. Wahrlich, du, o Hara, bist der Züchtiger der Bösen und der Hüter des Dharma.

Word by Word

• जगत्स्थितेः: of the stability/continuance of the world
• जगत्स्थितेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः स्थितिः)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वलिङ्ग (Pronoun), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• बीजम्: seed, cause
• बीजम्: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• जगत्कर्ता: creator of the world
• जगत्कर्ता: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः कर्ता)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वलिङ्ग (Pronoun), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिव: O Śiva
• शिव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दुष्टनिग्रहकर्ता: restrainer/punisher of the wicked
• दुष्टनिग्रहकर्ता: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + निग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दुष्टानां निग्रहस्य कर्ता)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु-प्राय (emphatic/causal nuance)

• धर्मगोप्ता: protector of dharma
• धर्मगोप्ता: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + गोप्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य गोप्ता)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हर: O Hara
• हर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Uncertain (context needed); likely a deity praising Lord Shiva within a dialogue framework

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine sustenance and moral governance: preservation of jagat-sthiti and protection of dharma through restraint of adharma.

Vedantic Theme: Ishvara as niyanta (cosmic regulator) and dharma-samsthapanaka; unity-in-function among divine forms (Hari-Hara).

Application: Align conduct with dharma; trust moral causality; cultivate inner discipline that mirrors ‘dusta-nigraha’ (checking harmful impulses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): dharma-protection and karma-phala discussions in Pretakalpa sections (Yama’s governance)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Śiva/Hara)
• Dharma

FAQs

What is the importance of Dharma-protection in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Dharma as something divinely guarded—Shiva is praised as dharmagoptā, implying that moral order is upheld through both protection and correction.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it suggests that cosmic justice operates through the restraint of wrongdoing; this underlies later Garuda Purana themes where ethical conduct shapes post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat Dharma as a living discipline: avoid harmful actions (duṣṭa-karman) and uphold truth and duty, trusting that moral order has consequences.