Shloka 63

Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi

Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

सर्वं नु सत्यं यदि मिथ्या भवेत्तु तदा त्वसौ मां दशतुह्यहीन्द्रः / एवं ब्रुवन्नुरगं कोपयुक्तं समग्रहीन्नादशत्सोप्युरङ्गः

Transliteration

sarvaṃ nu satyaṃ yadi mithyā bhavettu tadā tvasau māṃ daśatuhyahīndraḥ / evaṃ bruvannuragaṃ kopayuktaṃ samagrahīnnādaśatsopyuraṅgaḥ

Translation

«Si tout cela est vraiment vrai—et si pourtant cela devait être faux—que le seigneur des serpents me morde !» Ainsi parlant, il saisit le serpent empli de colère ; mais même ce serpent ne mordit pas.

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; here प्रथमा (as subject: everything)

• नु: indeed/then
• नु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न/निश्चयार्थक निपात (particle)

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Vidhana (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय

• यदि: if
• यदि: Nimitta (निमित्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तवाचक अव्यय (conditional conjunction: if)

• मिथ्या: false
• मिथ्या: Vidhana (विधेय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथ्या (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; असत्यार्थक

• भवेत्: should be/become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• तु: then/but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक निपात

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

• त्व्: you
• त्व्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; sandhi-form before vowel

• असौ: that one/he
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दशतु: let (him) bite
• दशतु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दंश्/दश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कारण/निश्चयार्थक निपात (for/indeed)

• अहीन्द्रः: king of serpents
• अहीन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहि (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अहिनाम् इन्द्रः)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय

• ब्रुवन्: speaking
• ब्रुवन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रू (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उरगम्: the serpent
• उरगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कोपयुक्तम्: angry
• कोपयुक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (युज् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समग्रहीत्: seized/held
• समग्रहीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ग्रह् (धातु) + लिट् (तिङन्त)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; रूपम्: सम् + अग्रहीत् (aorist-like perfect usage)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• अदशत्: bit
• अदशत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दंश्/दश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (also/even)

• उरङ्गः: the serpent
• उरङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator within the Garuda Purana (as part of the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue framework; specific sub-speaker not explicitly indicated in this isolated verse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Satya (truth) and alignment with the Supreme render hostile forces ineffective; falsehood would invite consequence, but truth stands unshaken.

Vedantic Theme: Satyam as a manifestation of dharma; protective potency of right alignment (anugraha) rather than mere physical dominance.

Application: Cultivate integrity so that speech and action align; avoid reckless vows, but understand that truthfulness and devotion reduce fear and inner agitation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.28.62 (assertion and seizure); Garuda Purana 3.28.65 (repeated conditional bite-challenge)

Characters & Entities

• Ahindra (king of serpents)
• Uraga (serpent)

FAQs

What is the importance of truth (satya) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse dramatizes satya through an oath-like challenge: when one stands on truth, even a feared agent (a serpent-lord) fails to harm—highlighting truth as a protective dharmic force.

How does this verse connect to Garuda Purana themes of afterlife and judgment?

In Preta Kanda narratives, speech, vows, and moral integrity are repeatedly shown to shape outcomes; here, the inability of the enraged serpent to bite underscores that dharma-aligned assertion is not merely symbolic but consequential.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate truthfulness and avoid reckless false claims; disciplined speech and integrity reduce fear-driven decisions and strengthen ethical resilience in daily life.