Shloka 15

Vīrya, Māyā/Prakṛti, Śrī’s Inseparability, Paramāṇu, and Hari’s Infinitude

Devanagari script

वीर्यस्वरूपी भगवान्वा सुदेवः सर्वत्र देशेपि च सर्वकाले / सर्वार्थवान्यदि न स्यात्खगेन्द्र तर्हीश्वरः पुरुषो नैव स स्यात्

Transliteration

vīryasvarūpī bhagavānvā sudevaḥ sarvatra deśepi ca sarvakāle / sarvārthavānyadi na syātkhagendra tarhīśvaraḥ puruṣo naiva sa syāt

Translation

O Khagendra (Garuda), wenn der erhabene Herr—dessen Wesen göttliche Kraft ist und der der wohltätige Deva ist—nicht überall, an jedem Ort und zu jeder Zeit gegenwärtig wäre und nicht der wäre, in dem alle Zwecke und Bedeutungen zur Erfüllung gelangen, dann könnte Er wahrhaft nicht Īśvara, der Herr, genannt werden.

Word by Word

• vīrya-svarūpī: whose nature is potency
• vīrya-svarūpī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīrya (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; qualifying bhagavān/sudevaḥ

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; disjunction/alternative (विकल्प)

• sudevaḥ: Sudeva (Vāsudeva)
• sudevaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; name/epithet

• sarvatra: everywhere
• sarvatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• deśe: in (every) place
• deśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• api: also, even
• api: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (अपि) meaning 'also/even'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• sarva-kāle: at all times
• sarva-kāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; 'at all times'

• sarva-artha-vān: possessing all purposes/meanings (all powers)
• sarva-artha-vān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (तद्धित)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; possessive adjective

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conditional conjunction (शर्त)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; negation

• syāt: would be
• syāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धाातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ् (विधिलिङ्-लकार), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• khagendra: O lord of birds
• khagendra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaga (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular; addressing Garuḍa

• tarhi: then
• tarhi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tarhi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; inferential adverb (तर्हि)

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• puruṣaḥ: the Person
• puruṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; apposition to īśvaraḥ

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; negation

• eva: indeed
• eva: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphasis

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; pronoun referring to īśvaraḥ

• syāt: would be
• syāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धाातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Īśvara must be present everywhere and at all times; otherwise lordship is incoherent. The Lord is sarvārthavān (ground of all meanings/purposes).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as sarvavyāpī and sarvakāla; satkārya/adhisthāna logic—ultimate reality must underlie all loci and times.

Application: In worship and ethics, treat every place/time as pervaded by the Divine; cultivate accountability and reverence in ordinary contexts.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: all places (sarvatra)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.3.14 (no diminution of Viṣṇu’s power); Garuda Purana 3.3.16 (twofold forms; abheda)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (Khagendra)
• Bhagavan (Lord Vishnu/Īśvara)
• Sudeva (as an epithet of the Lord)

FAQs

What is the importance of God’s omnipresence in the Garuda Purana?

This verse defines true Īśvara as one who is present everywhere and at all times; without sarva-vyāpti (all-pervasiveness), the title “Lord” would be meaningless.

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

By stressing that the Lord is present in all places and times, it frames the soul’s journey (life, death, and beyond) as occurring under a single, all-pervading divine order—supporting dharma, karma, and accountability.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live with integrity even in private: if the Lord pervades all places and times, ethical choices and devotion are relevant in every moment, not only during rituals.