Shloka 30

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

चित्तरूपो यतो वायुरतश्चित्तमिति स्मृतः / प्रभुः प्रभूणां गरुड सोदराणां च सर्वशः

Transliteration

cittarūpo yato vāyurataścittamiti smṛtaḥ / prabhuḥ prabhūṇāṃ garuḍa sodarāṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ

Translation

Puesto que el vāyu (prāṇa) asume la forma de la conciencia, por eso se le recuerda como “citta” (la sustancia mental). Oh Garuḍa, es el señor de los señores y, en todo sentido, el regente de sus propias facultades asociadas.

Word by Word

• चित्त-रूपः: having the form of mind
• चित्त-रूपः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चित्तस्य रूपः)

• यतः: because/from which
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कारणार्थक-सम्बन्धबोधक (from which/therefore)

• वायुः: wind; vital air
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Logical connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अतः (therefore)

• चित्तम्: mind (as a term)
• चित्तम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; इति-शब्देन नामरूपेण निर्दिष्टम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/नामनिर्देशार्थक (quotative)

• स्मृतः: is called/remembered
• स्मृतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘is called/remembered’

• प्रभुः: lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रभूणाम्: of the lords
• प्रभूणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• गरुड: O Garuḍa
• गरुड: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• सोदराणाम्: of brothers
• सोदराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सर्वशः: in every way; wholly
• सर्वशः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/सम्पूर्णतार्थक (in every way/entirely)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prāṇa/Vāyu is remembered as citta because it takes the form of consciousness-function; it is the governing principle over its ‘siblings’—the associated faculties and functions within the subtle body.

Vedantic Theme: Hierarchy of inner instruments: prāṇa as chief functional power coordinating mind and senses; distinction between pure consciousness (ātman) and its functional reflections (citta-vṛtti) implied by ‘citta-rūpa’.

Application: Stabilize mind by stabilizing prāṇa: cultivate disciplined breathing, moderation, and focused devotion/meditation; observe how breath governs attention and sensory activity to gain mastery over habits.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16.29 (Vāyu as citta-saṃjñāna of all beings); Garuda Purana 3.16.27-28 (Vāyu as Mukti; jñāna gateway; bhakti increase)

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Vāyu (Prāṇa)
• Citta (Mind)

FAQs

What is the importance of prāṇa (vāyu) and citta in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links prāṇa with the functioning of citta, implying that the life-wind underlies mental awareness and governs allied inner faculties—key for understanding the subtle body discussed in Garuda Purana contexts.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

By grounding mind (citta) in prāṇa (vāyu), the verse points to the subtle mechanism that carries experience and cognition beyond the gross body—an essential premise for Garuda Purana descriptions of post-death states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate disciplined breath and mind (prāṇa–citta regulation) through ethical living and steady practice, since mastery of inner faculties supports clarity, restraint, and dharmic conduct.