Shloka 27

Vīrya, Māyā/Prakṛti, Śrī’s Inseparability, Paramāṇu, and Hari’s Infinitude

Devanagari script

तस्याभिमानः श्रीरिति वेदितव्यो वीर्याधानं तत्र तेषां च मेलः / कार्योन्मुखं मेलनं चाहुरार्या इतो रूपं नाहुराय्याश्च विष्णोः

Transliteration

tasyābhimānaḥ śrīriti veditavyo vīryādhānaṃ tatra teṣāṃ ca melaḥ / kāryonmukhaṃ melanaṃ cāhurāryā ito rūpaṃ nāhurāyyāśca viṣṇoḥ

Translation

Sabed que el sentido rector del “yo” (abhimāna) de ello es Śrī (Lakṣmī). Allí tienen lugar la infusión de potencia (vīrya-ādhāna) y la conjunción de esos principios. Los nobles llaman a esa conjunción, orientada a la acción, “kāryonmukha”. De aquí, declaran, surge también la forma de Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Puṃliṅga/napuṃsaka (contextual), Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Ekavacana

• abhimānaḥ: ego / self-sense
• abhimānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• śrīḥ: Śrī (prosperity/Lakṣmī)
• śrīḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-sūcaka (वाक्यार्थसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (iti-nipāta)

• veditavyaḥ: should be known
• veditavyaḥ: Vidheyārtha (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: Kṛtya (gerundive/कृत्य), -tavya; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; bhāva/vidhi sense: ‘to be known’

• vīrya-ādhānam: implanting of potency/seed
• vīrya-ādhānam: Karta/ Karma (contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neut/नपुंसक), Prathamā/ Dvitīyā (Nom/Acc) Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (vīryasya ādhānam)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (locative adverb)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive), Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (samuccaya)

• melaḥ: union/meeting
• melaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mela (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• kārya-unmukham: oriented toward effect/action
• kārya-unmukham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक) + unmukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/ Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: kārye unmukham (inclined toward action/result)

• melanam: joining/combination
• melanam: Karma/Predicative (contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: melana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/ Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• āhuḥ: (they) say
• āhuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana

• āryāḥ: the noble ones
• āryāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• itaḥ: from this / hence
• itaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya; ablative adverb (from here/thereupon)

• rūpam: form
• rūpam: Karma/Topic (contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/ Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• āhuḥ: (they) say
• āhuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana

• āryāḥ: the noble ones
• āryāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive), Ekavacana

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śrī is identified with the presiding ‘I-sense’ (abhimāna) within prakṛti/māyā; through vīryādhāna and conjunction of principles arises a kāryonmukha (action-facing) state, from which the form of Viṣṇu is also spoken of.

Vedantic Theme: Interplay of consciousness, śakti, and manifestation; theistic Sāṅkhya/Vedānta synthesis where prakṛti becomes action-oriented under divine potency.

Application: Use the teaching to refine self-inquiry: observe how ‘I-sense’ appropriates experience; redirect abhimāna toward service of Viṣṇu rather than egoic ownership.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.3.25-26 (Śrī as śakti; māyā as prakṛti); Garuda Purana 3.3.28 (prakṛti’s reality in vyavahāra)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

What is the importance of Śrī (Lakṣmī) being called ‘abhimāna’ here in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Śrī as the presiding identification/power through which a principle becomes experientially ‘owned’ and effective—linking auspicious potency with manifest agency.

How does this verse explain manifestation (rūpa) in the Garuda Purana’s teaching?

It describes manifestation as arising from a purposeful union (mela/melana) and the ‘implantation of potency’ (vīryādhāna), culminating in the declared form of Viṣṇu.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat power and prosperity (śrī) as meaningful only when joined to right purpose and action (kāryonmukha)—use resources ethically in service of dharma.