Shloka 88

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

Devanagari script

हरौ स्नेहयुतत्वाच्च हरिप्रीतिरिति स्मृता / धृतिरूपस्य वायोश्च भार्या सा परिकीर्तिता

Transliteration

harau snehayutatvācca hariprītiriti smṛtā / dhṛtirūpasya vāyośca bhāryā sā parikīrtitā

Translation

Weil sie von Zuneigung zu Hari erfüllt ist, wird sie als „Hariprīti“ (Haris Freude) erinnert. Ebenso wird sie als Gemahlin Vāyus verkündet, dessen Wesen Dhṛti, die Standhaftigkeit, ist.

Word by Word

• हरौ: in/for Hari
• हरौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• स्नेह-युतत्वात्: because of being endowed with affection
• स्नेह-युतत्वात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पञ्चमी, एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; हेत्वर्थे पञ्चमी; तत्पुरुष-समासः (snehena yutam) + भाववाचक-त्व

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• हरि-प्रीतिः: love for Hari
• हरि-प्रीतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुष-समासः (harau prītiḥ = love for Hari)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणार्थक (quotative)

• स्मृता: is remembered/known as
• स्मृता: Karma (कर्म/Predicate in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धृति-रूपस्य: of the steadfastness-form
• धृति-रूपस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुष-समासः (dhṛti-rūpa)

• वायोः: of Vāyu
• वायोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सर्वनाम

• परि-कीर्तिता: is proclaimed
• परि-कीर्तिता: Karma (कर्म/Predicate in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: True affection (sneha) directed to Hari becomes Hariprīti; devotion is stabilized by dhṛti—steadfast perseverance.

Vedantic Theme: Bhakti as a transforming emotion (rasa) that matures into niṣṭhā; mind steadied through sattvic dhṛti.

Application: Channel emotional attachment toward the divine; cultivate perseverance in practice when feelings fluctuate.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16.86-87 (guru-bhakti as nitya); Garuda Purana 3.16.89-90 (mantra-essence; enjoyment for Viṣṇu-prīti)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Vayu
• Hariprīti
• Dhṛti

FAQs

What is the importance of Hariprīti in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse defines Hariprīti by etymology: she is ‘Hariprīti’ because of loving devotion toward Hari, highlighting that sincere affection for Vishnu is itself a spiritually significant identity.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it frames devotion (prīti toward Hari) and steadiness (dhṛti) as divine principles—qualities that support dharmic living, which the Garuda Purana repeatedly connects with auspicious post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate steady discipline (dhṛti) and loving devotion (prīti) in daily conduct—through prayer, ethical choices, and remembrance of Hari—so one’s life aligns with dharma.