Shloka 9

Pretaśilā at Gayā: Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, Gadādhara’s Manifestation, and the Fruits of Śrāddha & Deity-Worship

Devanagari script

कालान्तरेण व्यक्तश्चस्थित आदिगदाधरः / महारुद्रादिदेवैस्तु आनादिनिधनो हरिः

Transliteration

kālāntareṇa vyaktaścasthita ādigadādharaḥ / mahārudrādidevaistu ānādinidhano hariḥ

Translation

In the course of time, the Primordial Lord, bearing the mace, manifests and abides in the world. He is Hari—beginningless and endless—revered even by Mahārudra and the other gods.

Word by Word

• कालान्तरेण: after some time; in the course of time
• कालान्तरेण: अधिकरण (Temporal setting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘interval of time’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; काल-परिमाण/समय-निर्देश

• व्यक्तः: manifest
• व्यक्तः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (हरिः/गदाधरः) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्थितः: stood/abided
• स्थितः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (हरिः) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• आदिगदाधरः: the primordial Gadādhara (Vishnu)
• आदिगदाधरः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि + गदाधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘primeval Gadādhara’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महारुद्रादिदेवैः: by/with gods like Mahārudra
• महारुद्रादिदेवैः: सह/करण (Agency/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारुद्र + आदि + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘gods such as Mahārudra’), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक (adversative/emphatic)

• आनादिनिधनः: beginningless and endless
• आनादिनिधनः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + अनादि + निधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्-तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘without beginning and end’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; हरिः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari’s anādi-ananta nature and supremacy; divine manifestation (vyakti) occurs in time without compromising transcendence.

Vedantic Theme: Parabrahman as both transcendent and immanent; īśvara as the ground of all deities (devatā-ādhāratva).

Application: Cultivate Viṣṇu-bhakti with confidence in his ultimate sovereignty; interpret manifestations as compassionate accessibility rather than limitation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana passages praising Viṣṇu as supreme and beginningless (contextual parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Mahārudra (Shiva)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of Hari being called beginningless and endless in the Garuda Purana?

This verse affirms Hari (Vishnu) as beyond origin and destruction—an eternal reality—while still capable of manifesting in time for cosmic order.

How does this verse explain divine manifestation over time?

It states that “in the course of time” the primordial Lord becomes manifest and remains established, indicating periodic revelation or appearance without compromising His eternal nature.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Remembering the eternal and sustaining principle (Hari) encourages steadiness in dharma and devotion, especially during change, uncertainty, and life transitions.