Shloka 5

Devotpatti-nirūpaṇa — Hari’s Pūrṇatva

Completeness) and the Ritual Doctrine of Sāra (Essence

Devanagari script

अण्डश्च पूर्णो ह्यण्डरोमाणि कक्षाश्चक्षुश्च श्रोत्रे सर्व एते च पूर्णाः / किं वर्णये मूलरूपं हरेश्च यावद्वलं पूर्णं समग्रदेहे

Transliteration

aṇḍaśca pūrṇo hyaṇḍaromāṇi kakṣāścakṣuśca śrotre sarva ete ca pūrṇāḥ / kiṃ varṇaye mūlarūpaṃ hareśca yāvadvalaṃ pūrṇaṃ samagradehe

Translation

Das kosmische Ei ist erfüllt; die Härchen am Ei, die Achseln, die Augen und die Ohren—alles ist vollständig. Was könnte ich noch von Haris uranfänglicher Gestalt schildern? In Seinem ganzen Leib sind Kraft und Vollkommenheit in vollem Maß gegenwärtig.

Word by Word

• aṇḍaḥ: testicle/egg (here: testicle)
• aṇḍaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• pūrṇaḥ: full/complete
• pūrṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• aṇḍa-romāṇi: hairs (on the testicles)
• aṇḍa-romāṇi: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + roman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('of the testicle')

• kakṣāḥ: armpits/flanks
• kakṣāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kakṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• cakṣuḥ: eye(s)
• cakṣuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (collective/dual sense possible)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• śrotre: (two) ears
• śrotre: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन (Dual)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• pūrṇāḥ: full
• pūrṇāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• varṇaye: I describe
• varṇaye: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: varṇ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mūla-rūpam: the original form
• mūla-rūpam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (root-form)

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• yāvat: as much as
• yāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (indecl.: as much as/so far as)

• balam: strength
• balam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• pūrṇam: complete
• pūrṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• samagra-dehe: in the entire body
• samagra-dehe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samagra (प्रातिपदik) + deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे (in the whole body)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari), in discourse to Garuda (Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pūrṇatva: Hari’s form is complete in every limb; the cosmos is not outside Him.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman as pūrṇa; immanence (antaryāmitva) and non-separateness of world from the divine ground.

Application: Contemplate the divine as all-pervading completeness; cultivate reverence and steadiness rather than deficiency-thinking.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic-structure

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Brahma-khanda/ācāra portions): praise of Nārāyaṇa’s all-pervasion (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the importance of the 'cosmic egg' (Brahmāṇḍa) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse uses the Brahmāṇḍa as a symbol of totality, stressing that the cosmos is a complete manifestation and that Hari’s primordial form is likewise perfect and all-encompassing.

How does this verse explain the nature of Hari (Vishnu)?

It emphasizes Hari’s mūla-rūpa (primordial form) as inherently complete—every aspect of His being is described as pūrṇa, implying divine wholeness beyond exhaustive description.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Contemplate completeness (pūrṇatva) in spiritual practice—reduce anxiety rooted in “lack,” and cultivate steadiness through remembrance of the divine as whole and sustaining.