Shloka 67

Gradations of Bliss and Knowledge; Lakṣmī’s Special Insight; The Rarity of Bhakti in Kali-yuga; Nīlā’s Vow and Śrīnivāsa Darśana

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच / कुमार्या विधृतत्वाच्च मत्प्रदानाच्च भामिनि / तेषां मनोभीष्टसिद्धिर्भविष्यति न संशयः

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca / kumāryā vidhṛtatvācca matpradānācca bhāmini / teṣāṃ manobhīṣṭasiddhirbhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Le Seigneur Bienheureux dit : «Ô belle dame, puisque la jeune fille a été acceptée et qu’elle M’a été donnée, leurs vœux les plus chers s’accompliront assurément — sans aucun doute.»

Word by Word

• śrī-bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• śrī-bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; compound used as honorific subject

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• kumāryāḥ: from the maiden / because of the maiden
• kumāryāḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; ‘from/because of the maiden’

• vidhṛtatvāt: because of (her) being maintained/kept
• vidhṛtatvāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhṛta (कृदन्त, क्त) + -tva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; abstract noun ‘because of being maintained/held’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• mat-pradānāt: because of my bestowal (gift)
• mat-pradānāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘my giving/bestowal’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• bhāmini: O fair lady
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; address

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; ‘of them’

• manaḥ-abhiṣṭa-siddhiḥ: the attainment of their heart’s desire
• manaḥ-abhiṣṭa-siddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक) + abhiṣṭa (कृदन्त/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; multi-member tatpuruṣa ‘fulfilment of what is desired in the mind’

• bhaviṣyati: will be / will occur
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used in idiom ‘no doubt’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Śrī Bhagavān)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Grace and fulfillment arise from offering/entrusting (pradāna) to the Lord; divine acceptance guarantees auspicious fruition.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha as the decisive factor in siddhi; surrender (śaraṇāgati) harmonizes individual desire with divine will.

Application: Offer intentions to God with sincerity; act rightly and then release anxiety—trust the outcome to grace.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: dialogue setting (blessing context)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.19.64 (marital acceptance); Garuda Purana 3.19.66 (saṃskāra and Om preceding this assurance)

Characters & Entities

• Lord Vishnu (Śrī Bhagavān)
• kumārī (maiden)

FAQs

What is the importance of offering (pradāna) to Vishnu in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse states that when an act is dedicated to Vishnu (“matpradāna”), it becomes spiritually efficacious and leads to the fulfilment of sincere, dharmic wishes (manobhīṣṭa-siddhi).

How does this verse relate to dharma and life transitions?

By emphasizing proper acceptance/settling of a maiden in a rightful manner (vidhṛtatva) and dedicating the act to Vishnu, the verse frames major life rites as dharmic transitions that invite divine confirmation and auspicious outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform important family rites ethically and with clear intention, and dedicate the merit to the Divine; this cultivates integrity, harmony, and confidence that rightful efforts bear fruit.