Shloka 58

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तो गरुडो रुद्र ! कश्यपायाह पृच्छते / कश्यपो गारुडं श्रुत्वा वृक्षं दग्धमजीवयत्

Transliteration

ityukto garuḍo rudra ! kaśyapāyāha pṛcchate / kaśyapo gāruḍaṃ śrutvā vṛkṣaṃ dagdhamajīvayat

Translation

So angesprochen, sagte Garuḍa: „O Rudra!“, und befragte dann Kaśyapa. Kaśyapa, nachdem er die Garuḍa-Lehre/das Mantra vernommen hatte, erweckte einen verbrannten Baum wieder zum Leben.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यादि-उक्त्यर्थक (quotative particle: 'thus')

• uktaḥ: having been told/addressed
• uktaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘उक्तः/सम्बोधितः’ (having been addressed/said to)

• garuḍaḥ: Garuḍa
• garuḍaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garuḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• rudra: O Rudra
• rudra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

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

• āha: said
• āha: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः √ah (वचने)

• pṛcchate: asks; inquires
• pṛcchate: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prach (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः √prach (प्रश्ने)

• kaśyapaḥ: Kaśyapa
• kaśyapaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• gāruḍam: the Gāruḍa (mantra/teaching)
• gāruḍam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāruḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: कृदन्त-अव्यय (absolutive/क्त्वा), पूर्वक्रिया (having heard)

• vṛkṣam: a tree
• vṛkṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dagdham: burnt
• dagdham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dah (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘वृक्षम्’ प्रति

• ajīvayat: revived; brought to life
• ajīvayat: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jīv (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः √jīv (जीवने) causative (णिच्) ‘जीवयति’ = makes live

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Garuḍa–Kaśyapa episode)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vidyā (sacred knowledge/mantra) as transformative power when properly received and applied; śravaṇa leading to siddhi.

Vedantic Theme: Śabda-śakti and guru-paramparā: potency arises through authorized hearing and assimilation, not mere technique.

Application: Treat mantra/vidyā as disciplined practice: receive from a competent source, maintain purity and focus, and apply for protection/healing rather than display.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.2.59 (details of Garuḍī vidyā and japa)

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Rudra
• Kaśyapa

FAQs

What is the importance of Gāruḍa (Garuḍa-related) knowledge in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights Gāruḍa teaching/mantra as exceptionally potent—so effective that Kaśyapa, upon hearing it, could revive even a burnt tree, indicating transformative spiritual power.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing mantra-śakti and sacred knowledge, it supports the Garuda Purana’s broader theme that subtle forces (mantras, rites, dharma) can influence life, death, and post-death conditions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat sacred teachings with seriousness: disciplined learning, ethical conduct, and proper practice of prayers/mantras (under guidance) are presented as capable of bringing profound inner renewal.