Shloka 10

Śiva’s Narasiṃha-Stotra and the Pacification of the Mātṛgaṇas

Devanagari script

स ध्यातमात्रो भगवान्प्रददौ तस्य दर्शनम् / यादृशेन रूपेण ध्यातो रुद्रैस्तु भक्तितः

Transliteration

sa dhyātamātro bhagavānpradadau tasya darśanam / yādṛśena rūpeṇa dhyāto rudraistu bhaktitaḥ

Translation

Der selige Herr gewährte ihm allein durch die Meditation Seine Schau (darśana) und erschien genau in der Gestalt, in der die Rudras Ihn in Bhakti betrachtet hatten.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ध्यातमात्रः: only meditated upon (merely by being meditated)
• ध्यातमात्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यात (कृदन्त, ध्यात- from √ध्यै धातु) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मात्र-पूर्वपद/‘only’), अर्थः ‘केवलं ध्यातः’

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रददौ: gave, granted
• प्रददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु) उपसर्ग-प्र + (लिट्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• तस्य: to him / of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दर्शनम्: vision, appearance
• दर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यादृशेन: of whatever kind; as (in the manner)
• यादृशेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• रूपेण: with a form
• रूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ध्यातः: meditated upon
• ध्यातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यात (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय; from √ध्यै धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• रुद्रैः: by the Rudras
• रुद्रैः: Karta (Agent in passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• भक्तितः: out of devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिलन्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrative voice within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavat-sākṣātkāra through single-pointed meditation; the Lord assumes the very form held in devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha and upāsanā-phala; saguna-brahman accessible through bhakti-dhyāna.

Application: Choose a sacred form (iṣṭa-devatā), meditate with steadiness and devotion, and cultivate faith that inner contemplation can mature into transformative clarity and guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Uttara/Preta-khanda): recurring emphasis on Viṣṇu-smaraṇa as refuge at death and in fear; Garuda Purana: narratives where devotion yields immediate divine response

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavan
• Rudras

FAQs

What is the importance of dhyāna (meditation) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that mere sincere meditation can lead to direct divine darśana, showing dhyāna as a powerful means to experience Bhagavān.

How does this verse describe the form in which God appears?

It says Bhagavān appears in the very form in which He is contemplated—matching the devotee’s devotional visualization (as with the Rudras).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate steady, reverent meditation and devotion; the teaching emphasizes inner sincerity and focused contemplation rather than external show.