Shloka 1

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

गरुडो वारुणं छत्रं तथैव मणिपर्वतम् सभार्यं च हृषीकेशं लीलयैव वहन् ययौ

Transliteration

garuḍo vāruṇaṃ chatraṃ tathaiva maṇiparvatam sabhāryaṃ ca hṛṣīkeśaṃ līlayaiva vahan yayau

Translation

Garuḍa set forth, bearing—effortlessly, as though in mere play—the umbrella of Varuṇa, the jewel-like Maṇiparvata, and Hṛṣīkeśa Himself together with His consort.

Word by Word

• गरुडः: Garuḍa
• गरुडः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वारुणम्: Varuṇa’s
• वारुणम्: Visheshaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• छत्रम्: umbrella
• छत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• मणिपर्वतम्: the jewel-mountain
• मणिपर्वतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सभार्यम्: together with (his) wife
• सभार्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + भार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—भार्यया सह (together with (his) wife)

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

• हृषीकेशम्: Hṛṣīkeśa (Kṛṣṇa)
• हृषीकेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• लीलया: playfully / as a sport
• लीलया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• वहन्: carrying
• वहन्: Karta (Agent-participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गरुडस्य विशेषणम्

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Garuḍa’s effortless bearing of the Lord, His consort, and the recovered divine treasures en route to Svarga

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To proceed to the heavenly realm bearing recovered divine insignia and to complete the restoration of what adharma had seized.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Reaffirmation of cosmic hierarchy and dharmic kingship under the Supreme

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: For the Lord and His śakti, even the weight of worlds is ‘līlā’; devotion rests on His effortless capacity to uphold all burdens.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Cultivate śaraṇāgati: place anxieties before the Lord, remembering that what overwhelms us is light to Him.

Vishishtadvaita: Śrī is inseparable from Nārāyaṇa’s governance (Śrīman-Nārāyaṇa); the Supreme’s play includes compassionate support of dependent souls.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Vasudeva

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Varuṇa
• Vishnu (Hṛṣīkeśa)
• Lakṣmī (consort implied)
• Maṇiparvata

FAQs

What is the significance of the Varuṇa parasol (vāruṇaṃ chatram) in the Vishnu Purana?

It functions as a royal-cosmic emblem: the Lord’s protection and universal sovereignty are portrayed through the canopy associated with Varuṇa, guardian of order and waters.

How does Sage Parāśara convey Vishnu’s supremacy in this verse?

By depicting Hṛṣīkeśa being carried “as līlā,” the verse implies effortless omnipotence—divine action without strain—highlighting Vishnu as the transcendent ruler even within narrative movement.

What is the theological importance of Garuḍa carrying Vishnu and His consort here?

Garuḍa embodies devoted service and divine mobility; Vishnu with His consort signals inseparable sovereignty and auspiciousness (śrī), reinforcing Vaishnava theology of the Supreme Lord accompanied by divine fortune.