Shloka 50

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

यद्योग्यतानुसारेण विजानाति परं हरिम् / रुद्रादौ विद्यमानांश्च गुणाञ्जानाति सर्वदा

Transliteration

yadyogyatānusāreṇa vijānāti paraṃ harim / rudrādau vidyamānāṃśca guṇāñjānāti sarvadā

Translation

Entsprechend der Eignung und Fähigkeit erkennt man den höchsten Hari; und man erkennt auch stets die Eigenschaften, die in Rudra und den anderen Gottheiten gegenwärtig sind.

Word by Word

• yad: when/that which
• yad: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Conjunction/relative particle (सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय)

• yogyatā-anusāreṇa: according to (one’s) fitness/eligibility
• yogyatā-anusāreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogyatā (प्रातिपदिक) + anusāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘yogyatāyāḥ anusāraḥ’ → ‘yogyatā-anusāra’

• vijānāti: knows/discerns
• vijānāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (ज्ञा धातु) + vi- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• param: supreme
• param: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); विशेषणम्

• harim: Hari (Vishnu)
• harim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• rudra-ādau: in Rudra and others
• rudra-ādau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः तत्पुरुषः ‘rudraḥ ādiḥ yasya/where Rudra is first’ → ‘rudrādi’; ‘rudrādau’ = ‘in Rudra etc.’

• vidyamānān: existing/present
• vidyamānān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vid (विद् धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ प्रत्यय) → vidyamāna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Present active participle (वर्तमानकाले शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• guṇān: qualities
• guṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• jānāti: knows
• jānāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (ज्ञा धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Realization of Hari is proportionate to one’s yogyatā; one also discerns the qualities present in Rudra and other deities without confusing their status with the Supreme.

Vedantic Theme: Adhikāra-bheda (graded eligibility) and devatā-tattva-viveka: recognizing attributes in deities while affirming the Supreme as ultimate.

Application: Adopt a stepwise path suited to capacity; respect other deities and their functions while keeping the ultimate focus on Hari; avoid sectarian confusion by clear hierarchy and integrative reverence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16.46 (mokṣādhikāra and prajñā); Garuda Purana 3.16.47-49 (Vāyu as knowledge/guru; yogic contemplation)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the importance of spiritual eligibility (yogyatā/adhikāra) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that realization of the Supreme Hari is grasped according to one’s capacity; spiritual understanding matures with inner preparedness.

How does this verse relate to understanding different deities like Rudra?

It teaches that along with knowing Hari, one also correctly recognizes the qualities present in Rudra and other devas—seeing their attributes without confusion, in proportion to one’s discernment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate eligibility through discipline, devotion, and study; then approach scriptures and deity-worship with humility, aiming for clearer discernment rather than argument.