Shloka 78

Kāraṇa-vyākhyā: Cosmic Agents, Rudra-Forms, Sense-Purity, and Ānanda-Tāratamya

Devanagari script

एवं तु निर्णयो ज्ञेय आनन्दस्य सदा खग / एवमुक्तं मया सर्वं किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि

Transliteration

evaṃ tu nirṇayo jñeya ānandasya sadā khaga / evamuktaṃ mayā sarvaṃ kimanyacchrotumicchasi

Translation

So, o Khaga (Garuda), ist die Schlussfolgerung über die ewige Wonne stets zu verstehen. So habe ich dir alles dargelegt — was wünschst du noch zu hören?

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात)

• nirṇayaḥ: decision, conclusion
• nirṇayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirṇaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• jñeyaḥ: is to be known
• jñeyaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñā (ज्ञा धातु) + ya (यत्/gerundive)
• Form: Kridanta gerundive (यत्-कृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate: ‘to be known’

• ānandasya: of bliss
• ānandasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ānanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• sadā: always
• sadā: Desha-Kala (देश-काल/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• khaga: O bird (Garuḍa)
• khaga: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• uktam: said, stated
• uktam: Karma (कर्म/Object content)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kridanta past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; used as verbal noun ‘said’

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (किम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun, Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• anyat: other, else
• anyat: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies implied object ‘something else’

• śrotum: to hear
• śrotum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुनन्त), expresses purpose/object of इच्छा

• icchasi: do you wish
• icchasi: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (इष् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Niścaya (definitive conclusion) about eternal bliss; encouragement of further śravaṇa (listening) and inquiry.

Vedantic Theme: Śravaṇa–manana orientation: knowledge is clarified through dialogue, culminating in settled understanding (nirṇaya).

Application: Summarize and internalize teachings; then ask targeted questions—turning learning into sustained contemplation rather than information accumulation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.18.76–77 (content summarized as ‘nirṇaya’); Garuda Purana 3.19.1–2 (immediate follow-up questions by Garuḍa)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of this ‘final conclusion’ (nirṇaya) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse marks Vishnu’s wrap-up: the teaching culminates in understanding enduring bliss (ānanda) as the intended spiritual outcome, after the preceding explanations.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana narrative?

Rather than adding new details of the after-death journey, it signals closure—Vishnu indicates the essential teaching has been delivered and invites Garuda’s next question.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat spiritual instruction as actionable: seek clarity on the ‘core conclusion’ of a practice (dharma, rites, or meditation) and then live in alignment with that aim rather than endless doubt.