Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

दास्याद्विमोक्षयिष्यामि यथाहं वाहनस्तव / महाबलो महावीर्यः सर्वज्ञो नागदारणः

Transliteration

dāsyādvimokṣayiṣyāmi yathāhaṃ vāhanastava / mahābalo mahāvīryaḥ sarvajño nāgadāraṇaḥ

Translation

Ich werde dich aus der Knechtschaft erlösen—denn Ich bin dein Reittier, dein Vāhana—gewaltig an Kraft, gewaltig an Tapferkeit, allwissend und Vernichter der Nāgas (Schlangen).

Word by Word

• दास्यात्: from servitude
• दास्यात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; Ablative singular

• विमोक्षयिष्यामि: I will liberate
• विमोक्षयिष्यामि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/"as")

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; Pronoun nominative singular

• वाहनः: vehicle/mount
• वाहनः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• महाबलः: very strong
• महाबलः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā+बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective agreeing with subject

• महावीर्यः: of great prowess
• महावीर्यः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā+वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective agreeing with subject

• सर्वज्ञः: all-knowing
• सर्वज्ञः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व+ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective agreeing with subject

• नागदारणः: destroyer/tormentor of serpents
• नागदारणः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाग+दारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective agreeing with subject

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sevā-bandha (bondage through servitude) can be ended by rightful protection and strength aligned to dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha and dharma as sustaining order; power is meaningful when used for mokṣa-supporting protection.

Application: Use strength/authority to free others from unjust bondage; cultivate protective courage without cruelty.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.2.53 (Vinatā’s release from nāga-servitude); Garuda Purana 1.2.54 (vāhana role affirmed)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu
• Nagas

FAQs

What is the importance of Garuda being Vishnu’s vahana in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights Garuda’s intimate role as Vishnu’s vehicle and protector, emphasizing divine service (seva) as a source of power and the capacity to remove bondage.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it frames liberation as release from bondage; the broader Garuda Purana uses such motifs to point to refuge in the divine as the means to overcome constraints that bind beings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate disciplined service and devotion while using one’s strength and knowledge to protect others—service aligned with dharma becomes a path toward inner freedom.