Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 127
Brahmin Conduct, Purificatory Baths, and the Garuḍa–Nectar Episode
Illustrative Narrative
कार्यं कृत्वाथ यास्यामि पार्श्वं नारायणस्य च । एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु सा प्राह गरुडं विनता सती
kāryaṃ kṛtvātha yāsyāmi pārśvaṃ nārāyaṇasya ca | etacchrutvā tu sā prāha garuḍaṃ vinatā satī
“Having completed the task, I shall then go to the presence of Nārāyaṇa.” Hearing this, the virtuous Vinatā spoke to Garuḍa.
Narrator (introducing Vinatā’s reply to Garuḍa; the quoted sentence is spoken by an unnamed prior speaker in the immediate context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एतच्छ्रुत्वा = एतत् + श्रुत्वा (त् + श् → च्छ्).
FAQs
Nārāyaṇa is a principal name of Viṣṇu, indicating the supreme divine presence to whom one returns after completing one’s duty.
Vinatā is Garuḍa’s mother in Purāṇic tradition; the verse frames a narrative moment where she responds directly to him.
It highlights a duty-first orientation—complete the entrusted work and then proceed to divine proximity—reflecting disciplined service aligned with devotion.