Shloka 36

Hari-stuti by Śrī, Brahmā, Vāyu, Sarasvatī, Śeṣa, Garuḍa, Rudra, Vāruṇī and Pārvatī

Humility, Surrender, and the Power of the Name

Devanagari script

उद्धृत्य पुण्येभ्य इवार्तबन्धुः शिवश्च नो द्रुह्यति पुण्यकीर्तिम् / तव प्रसादाच्च श्रियः प्रसादाद्वायोः प्रसादाच्च ममास्ति नित्यम्

Transliteration

uddhṛtya puṇyebhya ivārtabandhuḥ śivaśca no druhyati puṇyakīrtim / tava prasādācca śriyaḥ prasādādvāyoḥ prasādācca mamāsti nityam

Translation

Tel un parent du malheureux, il m’a relevé par les mérites; et Śiva ne s’oppose point à ma renommée sacrée. Par ta grâce, par la grâce de Śrī (la Fortune) et par la grâce de Vāyu, cette bénédiction demeure en moi à jamais.

Word by Word

• उद्धृत्य: having rescued
• उद्धृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-ल्यप्), ‘having lifted/rescued’

• पुण्येभ्यः: from merits / from auspicious deeds
• पुण्येभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Plural

• इव: as if / like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative particle (उपमा-निपात)

• आर्त-बन्धुः: helper of the distressed
• आर्त-बन्धुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्त (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष: आर्तानां बन्धुः (‘friend of the distressed’)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• नः: our
• नः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; enclitic pronoun

• द्रुह्यति: harms, is hostile to
• द्रुह्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रुह् (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुण्य-कीर्तिम्: holy fame
• पुण्य-कीर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्मधारय: पुण्या कीर्तिः (‘holy fame’)

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• प्रसादात्: from grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• श्रियाḥ: of Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• श्रियाḥ: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• प्रसादात्: from grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• वायोः: of Vāyu
• वायोः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• प्रसादात्: from grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• अस्ति: is / exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणवत् द्वितीया)

Speaker

Narrator/Devotee voice within the Brahma Kanda (contextual praise; not explicitly marked as Vishnu–Garuda dialogue in this isolated verse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Grace (prasāda) and merit (puṇya) together uphold welfare and reputation; divine powers operate in concord rather than rivalry for the devotee’s good.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha (divine favor) as a decisive factor alongside karma; the devotee’s security rests in alignment with dharma and the Lord’s will.

Application: Cultivate puṇya through dharmic acts, maintain devotional humility, and seek blessings through prayer/recitation to Viṣṇu, Śrī, and Vāyu while avoiding sectarian antagonism.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): Viṣṇu-bhakti as refuge; praise of divine grace (prasāda); Garuda Purana (general): emphasis on puṇya as support for well-being

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shri (Lakshmi/Fortune)
• Vayu

FAQs

What is the importance of punya (merit) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents punya as an uplifting force—like a rescuer of the distressed—showing that meritorious conduct supports protection, stability, and auspicious standing.

How does this verse explain the role of divine grace (prasāda)?

It explicitly attributes enduring well-being to prasāda—grace from the addressed deity, from Śrī (fortune), and from Vāyu—implying that merit is fulfilled and safeguarded through divine favor.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate merit through ethical living and devotion, and maintain humility by recognizing success and protection as sustained by grace rather than ego.