Shloka 87
Jñāna-hetu-nirūpaṇa
On the Causes/Means of Knowledge
तावेव हंसहिडंबकौ ज्ञेयौ तौ च जनार्दन / विप्रचित्तिसमो ज्ञेयो भौमो वै भूतले स्मृतः
tāveva haṃsahiḍaṃbakau jñeyau tau ca janārdana / vipracittisamo jñeyo bhaumo vai bhūtale smṛtaḥ
Ô Janārdana, ces deux-là doivent être compris comme Haṃsa et Hiḍambaka. Et Bhauma, dont on se souvient qu’il demeure sur la terre, doit être connu comme comparable à Vipracitti.
Garuda (Vinata-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu (Janardana)
Concept: Remembering Janārdana while discerning recurring asuric patterns; the Lord-centered address implies refuge and clarity amid cyclic manifestations.
Vedantic Theme: Smaraṇa of the Lord steadies buddhi; discernment of guṇa-patterns across narratives supports vairāgya and inner purification.
Application: Anchor analysis of social/inner ‘demons’ in devotion and discernment; use sacred remembrance to avoid fascination with negativity and to cultivate steadiness.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: realm/plane
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.12 (continued mapping of demon identities across names/forms)
FAQs
This verse functions as a direct identification note, clarifying names and equivalences used in the Purāṇic narrative so the reader can correctly track lineages and roles of specific beings across chapters and traditions.
This particular verse is not an afterlife instruction; it is a classificatory statement within the dialogue, mapping named beings (Haṃsa, Hiḍambaka, Bhauma) and relating Bhauma to Vipracitti, which supports the broader cosmological framework in which afterlife teachings are situated.
Use it as a reminder to read ritual and philosophical passages with correct textual context—Purāṇas often rely on precise identifications and cross-references to avoid confusion when studying dharma, cosmology, and tradition.