Shloka 38

Viṣṇv-ekapūjya-nirṇaya; Gaṅgā-Viṣṇupadī-māhātmya; Kali-yuga doṣa; Puṣkara-dharma of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa

Devanagari script

हरि प्रीतिकरान्धर्मान्वक्ष्ये शृणु खगाधिप / प्रातः काले समुत्थाय स्मरेन्नारायणं हरिम्

Transliteration

hari prītikarāndharmānvakṣye śṛṇu khagādhipa / prātaḥ kāle samutthāya smarennārāyaṇaṃ harim

Translation

Ich werde die Dharmas verkünden, die Hari erfreuen—höre, o Herr der Vögel (Garuda). Am frühen Morgen, nach dem Aufstehen, soll man Nārāyaṇa, Hari, gedenken.

Word by Word

• हरि: O Hari
• हरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• प्रीतिकरान्: pleasure-giving
• प्रीतिकरान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of धर्मान्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीति + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (प्रीतिं करोति)

• धर्मान्: duties/practices
• धर्मान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• वक्ष्ये: I will tell
• वक्ष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• खगाधिप: O lord of birds
• खगाधिप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (खगानाम् अधिपः)

• प्रातः: in the morning
• प्रातः: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (time-adverb: in the morning)

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• समुत्थाय: having risen
• समुत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-उत्-स्था (धातु) → समुत्थाय (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग (gerund): having risen

• स्मरेत्: should remember
• स्मरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नारायणम् इति विशेषण-समनाधिकरण (apposition)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Daily dharma that delights Hari begins with early rising and remembrance of Nārāyaṇa; smaraṇa sanctifies time and mind.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-smaraṇa as sādhana; antahkaraṇa-śuddhi (inner purification) through devotion; īśvara-smṛti as the axis of right living.

Application: On waking, recollect Nārāyaṇa/Hari before engaging the day; set intention, reduce reactivity, and anchor actions in devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.29.39–40 (continuation of daily remembrance at specific acts); Garuda Purana bhakti/dharma passages prescribing nāma-smaraṇa at sandhyā and daily acts (general parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Narayana
• Garuda (Khagadhipa)

FAQs

What is the importance of remembering Narayana at dawn in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames dawn-remembrance (smarana) of Narayana as a core practice among the dharmas that please Hari, making devotion the foundation of daily conduct.

How does this verse fit the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue in the Garuda Purana?

Vishnu addresses Garuda as “Khagadhipa” and begins instructing him on practices that delight Hari, indicating a teaching sequence on right conduct rooted in devotion.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Begin the day by consciously recalling Vishnu/Narayana (a brief prayer, name-remembrance, or mantra), using that devotional intention to guide ethical actions throughout the day.