Shloka 6

Viṣṇu as Seed-Cause: Pañcarātra Emanations, Tattva-Unfolding, and the Avatāra Chronology

Devanagari script

भूतानि कर्मेन्द्रियपञ्चकानि ज्ञानेन्द्रियाणीह तथा मनश्च / ततो बभूव ह्यनिरुद्धसंज्ञको जीवांश्च संगृह्य सुपूर्णशक्तिः

Transliteration

bhūtāni karmendriyapañcakāni jñānendriyāṇīha tathā manaśca / tato babhūva hyaniruddhasaṃjñako jīvāṃśca saṃgṛhya supūrṇaśaktiḥ

Translation

Aus den elementaren Bestandteilen entstanden die fünf Handlungsorgane, die Erkenntnisorgane und auch der Geist. Dann trat der als Aniruddha Bekannte hervor—vollkommen an Kraft—der die einzelnen Seelen in sich sammelt.

Word by Word

• भूतानि: elements/beings
• भूतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• कर्मेन्द्रिय-पञ्चकानि: the five organs of action
• कर्मेन्द्रिय-पञ्चकानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; (कर्मेन्द्रियाणां पञ्चकानि) = genitive tatpurusha

• ज्ञान-इन्द्रियाणि: organs of knowledge
• ज्ञान-इन्द्रियाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; (ज्ञानस्य/ज्ञानार्थानि इन्द्रियाणि)

• इह: here
• इह: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya/Prakāra (समुच्चय/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ततः: thereafter/from that
• ततः: Kāla/Hetu (काल/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (from that/thereafter)

• बभूव: became/arose
• बभूव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• अनिरुद्ध-संज्ञकः: named Aniruddha
• अनिरुद्ध-संज्ञकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘अनिरुद्ध इति संज्ञा यस्य’

• जीवान्: living beings/souls
• जीवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• संगृह्य: having gathered
• संगृह्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), from √ग्रह् with उपसर्ग सम्; ‘having gathered/collected’

• सु-पूर्ण-शक्तिः: (one) of fully complete power
• सु-पूर्ण-शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘सुपूर्णा शक्ति:’ = ‘fully complete power’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: From bhutas arise indriyas and manas; Aniruddha as the plenary power that contains/collects the jiva-amsas.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryamin and upadhi-based manifestation: faculties arise from prakriti/tattvas while the Lord remains the inner ruler and support of jivas.

Application: Use tattva-analysis to disidentify from senses and mind, and cultivate remembrance of the indwelling Vishnu as the unifying ground of consciousness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Brahma-khanda/Acara sections): indriya-nigraha and jnana as aids to moksha (general thematic parallels); Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: mind and senses as causes of bondage (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Aniruddha
• Jiva
• Karmendriyas
• Jnanendriyas
• Manas
• Bhutas

FAQs

What is the importance of Aniruddha in Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Aniruddha as a fully empowered divine principle associated with the manifested order, described as the one who gathers or contains the jīvas, indicating supreme governance over embodied existence.

How does this verse explain the structure of embodied life?

It links embodiment to a sequence: from the elements (bhūtas) arise the five organs of action, the five organs of knowledge, and the mind—together forming the functional equipment through which the jīva experiences the world.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat the senses and mind as instruments shaped by nature; discipline of action (karma-indriyas) and restraint of perception (jñāna-indriyas) supports clarity, ethical living, and spiritual orientation toward the Supreme.