Shloka 53

Matsya Purana — Catalogue of the Eighteen Puranas

Devanagari script

यदा च गारुडे कल्पे विश्वाण्डाद्गरुडोद्भवम् अधिकृत्याब्रवीत्कृष्णो गारुडं तदिहोच्यते //

Transliteration

yadā ca gāruḍe kalpe viśvāṇḍādgaruḍodbhavam adhikṛtyābravītkṛṣṇo gāruḍaṃ tadihocyate //

Translation

And when, in the Gāruḍa Kalpa, Kṛṣṇa spoke with reference to Garuḍa’s arising from the cosmic egg, that teaching is here called the “Gāruḍa” account.

Word by Word

• yadā: when

• ca: and

• gāruḍe: in the Garuḍa-related (Gāruḍa) [Kalpa]

• kalpe: in the aeon/kalpa

• viśvāṇḍāt: from the cosmic egg (universal egg)

• garuḍa-udbhavam: the arising/origin of Garuḍa

• adhikṛtya: taking as the topic/with reference to

• abravīt: spoke/declared

• kṛṣṇaḥ: Kṛṣṇa (Vişṇu)

• gāruḍam: the Garuḍa-related account/teaching

• tat: that

• iha: here (in this text)

• ucyate: is called/said.

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) summarizing a traditional classification of teachings (Kṛṣṇa’s discourse in the Gāruḍa Kalpa)

Entities Mentioned

• Kṛṣṇa
• Garuḍa
• Viśvāṇḍa (cosmic egg)
• Gāruḍa Kalpa

Tags

• Kalpa
• Cosmogony
• Puranic classification
• Vishnu-Krishna
• Garuḍa

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

It points to a creation-cycle framework (Kalpa) by mentioning the cosmic egg (viśvāṇḍa) and Garuḍa’s origin, emphasizing structured cosmic beginnings rather than describing a specific Pralaya event.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it models Purāṇic authority: dharma-guidance is grounded in recognized kalpa-based teachings (here, a ‘Gāruḍa’ account). Kings and householders are expected to follow dharma as transmitted through such sanctioned narratives.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the verse functions as a textual marker identifying a Garuḍa-related doctrinal section tied to cosmology and Purāṇic taxonomy.