Shloka 11

Devanagari script

सोयमेप तु विज्ञेयस्त्वंशद्वयसमन्वितः / आविष्टः शुक्लकृष्णे हरिणा रोहिणीसुतः

Transliteration

soyamepa tu vijñeyastvaṃśadvayasamanvitaḥ / āviṣṭaḥ śuklakṛṣṇe hariṇā rohiṇīsutaḥ

Translation

Celui-ci doit être reconnu comme pourvu d’une double part ; et, dans la quinzaine claire comme dans la quinzaine sombre, Hari —fils de Rohiṇī— l’imprègne et le traverse.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन), Pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन), Pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• विज्ञेयः: to be known
• विज्ञेयः: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु) + यत् (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: Gerundive/Passive potential participle (कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त, यत्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• अंश-द्वय-समन्वितः: endowed with two parts
• अंश-द्वय-समन्वितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अंश (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (सम्+अन्वि/इ धातु से क्त)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); compound meaning 'endowed with two portions'

• आविष्टः: entered / possessed
• आविष्टः: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + विश् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• शुक्ल-कृष्णे: in the white and the black (forms)
• शुक्ल-कृष्णे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन); dvandva of 'white and black'

• हरिणा: by Hari
• हरिणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• रोहिणी-सुतः: son of Rohini
• रोहिणी-सुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); genitive-tatpurusha 'son of Rohini'

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Twofold portion (aṃśa-dvaya) and divine pervasion across opposites (bright/dark) under Hari’s governance.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin (indwelling regulator) and the reconciliation of dvandvas (pairs of opposites) within a higher unity.

Application: Contemplate time’s cycles (waxing/waning) as expressions of a single divine order; cultivate equanimity toward ‘bright’ and ‘dark’ phases of life.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.18.12-15 (continuation on avatāra taxonomy and Rudra-forms)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Rohini
• Rohini-suta (Balarama)
• Shukla paksha
• Krishna paksha

FAQs

What is the importance of Shukla Paksha and Krishna Paksha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the bright and dark lunar fortnights as pervaded by Hari, implying sacred order in time and ritual timing aligned with divine governance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By presenting time (the two fortnights) as permeated by Hari, it suggests that transitions and cycles—including life, death, and rites performed in time—operate within a divinely sustained cosmic structure.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Observe dharmic discipline and perform rites or vows with awareness of sacred time-cycles, remembering that both “bright” and “dark” phases are within the same divine order.