Shloka 43

Devanagari script

तृणादिचतुरास्यान्तं भूतग्रामं चतुर्विधम् / चराचरं जगत्सर्वं प्रसुप्तं मायया तव

Transliteration

tṛṇādicaturāsyāntaṃ bhūtagrāmaṃ caturvidham / carācaraṃ jagatsarvaṃ prasuptaṃ māyayā tava

Translation

From blades of grass up to the four-faced Brahmā, the entire fourfold multitude of beings—everything in the universe, moving and unmoving—lies as though asleep under Your māyā.

Word by Word

• तृण-आदि-चतुरास्य-अन्तम्: from grass etc. up to the four-faced (Brahmā)
• तृण-आदि-चतुरास्य-अन्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + चतुरास्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘tṛṇādi… caturāsyānta’ = ‘from grass etc. up to the four-faced (Brahmā) end’ (अवधि-निर्देश)

• भूत-ग्रामम्: the multitude of beings
• भूत-ग्रामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘bhūtānāṃ grāmaḥ’

• चतुर्विधम्: fourfold
• चतुर्विधम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; भूतग्रामस्य विशेषणम्

• चर-अचरम्: moving and unmoving
• चर-अचरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (चरं च अचरं च)

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; जगतः विशेषणम्

• प्रसुप्तम्: asleep/latent
• प्रसुप्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसुप्त (कृदन्त; √स्वप् धातु with प्र- उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle)

• मायया: by (your) māyā
• मायया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All moving and unmoving beings are deluded/veiled—‘asleep’—by the Lord’s māyā.

Vedantic Theme: Māyā/avidyā as the power that projects and veils; relative reality of jagat; dependence of all beings on īśvara.

Application: Cultivate viveka: notice how perception and identity are ‘sleep-like’; use devotion/meditation to awaken discrimination and humility.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic-scope

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: cosmological and theological passages describing māyā and the dependence of beings on Viṣṇu

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Maya

FAQs

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

It presents māyā as the Lord’s power by which all beings—high and low, moving and unmoving—remain deluded or “asleep,” emphasizing the need for divine knowledge and devotion to awaken.

How does this verse explain the state of the world (jagat) according to Garuda Purana?

The verse describes the entire cosmos as functioning like a dreamlike sleep under divine māyā, covering the full range of existence from the smallest life forms to Brahmā.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat worldly status and possessions as temporary, cultivate discernment (viveka), and prioritize dharma and devotion to the Lord to “wake up” from confusion and live ethically.