Shloka 2

Devotpatti-nirūpaṇa — Hari’s Pūrṇatva

Completeness) and the Ritual Doctrine of Sāra (Essence

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच / यो मूलरूपी भगवाननन्तो ब्रह्मादिभिः पुर्णगुणः स्वतन्त्रः / पुरातनः पूर्णतनुर्मदात्मा न तादृशाः संति कदापि वीद्र

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / yo mūlarūpī bhagavānananto brahmādibhiḥ purṇaguṇaḥ svatantraḥ / purātanaḥ pūrṇatanurmadātmā na tādṛśāḥ saṃti kadāpi vīdra

Translation

Śrī Kṛṣṇa dit : Celui qui est la forme primordiale — le Bhagavān infini, Ananta — parfait en toutes qualités, même aux yeux de Brahmā et des autres dieux ; pleinement indépendant ; l’Ancien, possédant un corps parfait et entier — Il est mon propre Soi. Ô Vidura, nul ne lui est jamais semblable, en aucun temps.

Word by Word

• श्री-कृष्णः: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्री-कृष्णः: कर्ता (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (विशेषण-विशेष्य): ‘श्रीमान् कृष्णः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• मूल-रूपी: having the original form
• मूल-रूपी: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘मूलं रूपं यस्य/मूलरूपः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (यः/भगवान्)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अनन्तः: endless / infinite
• अनन्तः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘भगवान्’

• ब्रह्म-आदिभिः: by Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्म-आदिभिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘ब्रह्मा आदिः येषाम्’ (Brahmā and others); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• पूर्ण-गुणः: possessing complete qualities
• पूर्ण-गुणः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: ‘पूर्णाः गुणाः यस्य’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘भगवान्’

• स्वतन्त्रः: independent
• स्वतन्त्रः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वतन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘भगवान्’

• पुरातनः: ancient
• पुरातनः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘भगवान्’

• पूर्ण-तनुः: of perfect body/form
• पूर्ण-तनुः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: ‘पूर्णा तनुः यस्य’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘भगवान्’

• मत्-आत्मा: my very self
• मत्-आत्मा: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी): ‘मम आत्मा’/‘मयि आत्मा यस्य’ (one whose self is mine / my very self); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘भगवान्’

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• तादृशाः: such (as he)
• तादृशाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject of ‘सन्ति’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (implicit ‘जनाः’/‘देवाः’)

• सन्ति: exist / are
• सन्ति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कदापि: ever
• कदापि: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदापि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indefinite adverb), अर्थः—ever/at any time

• वीद्र: O Vidura
• वीद्र: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; रूपम् ‘वीद्र’ (पाठान्तर/प्राकृत-प्रभावित) = ‘विदुर’

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Supreme Lord is the primal, infinite, independent reality—complete in all qualities; recognizing His unsurpassed nature grounds devotion and right metaphysics.

Vedantic Theme: Parabrahman/Īśvara as svatantra (independent) and sarva-guṇa-sampanna; the Lord as inner Self (antaryāmin) and ultimate referent of ‘I’ in divine speech.

Application: Strengthen exclusive devotion (ananya-bhakti) by contemplating the Lord’s infinitude and independence; reduce reliance on lesser powers; align worship and ethics with the highest ideal.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Vishnu-sahasranāma style praises and sections asserting Vishnu’s supremacy (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Bhagavān
• Ananta
• Brahmā
• Vidura

FAQs

What is the importance of calling Bhagavān the 'mūlarūpī' (root form) in the Garuda Purana?

It asserts that the Supreme Lord is the original source-form behind all cosmic functions, even those associated with Brahmā and other deities, establishing ultimate spiritual authority and causality.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in relation to the Supreme?

By declaring the Lord as infinite, independent, and the inner Self, it frames liberation as aligning the jīva’s understanding and devotion toward the Supreme Reality rather than treating divine powers as separate or ultimate.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate steadiness in worship and ethics by remembering one highest, independent Supreme—reducing fear, confusion, and dependence on lesser powers while strengthening devotion and discernment.