Moksha Sadhana Prakarana Adhyaya 17 Shloka 33 - Garuda Purana | Hindi | Vedapath

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Shloka 33

Brahmā’s Curse, Four Births, and the Dharma of Shared Embodiment

Draupadī/Kṛṣṇā

Devanagari script

वेदिमध्यात्समुद्भूता तस्मात्सायोनिजा स्मृता / कृष्णवर्णा यतस्तस्मात्सा कृष्णा भूतले स्मृता

Transliteration

vedimadhyātsamudbhūtā tasmātsāyonijā smṛtā / kṛṣṇavarṇā yatastasmātsā kṛṣṇā bhūtale smṛtā

Translation

वेदी के मध्य से प्रकट होने के कारण वह ‘सायोनिजा’ कही जाती है। और वर्ण से कृष्ण होने के कारण पृथ्वी पर वह ‘कृष्णा’ नाम से स्मरण की जाती है।

Word by Word

वेदी-मध्यात्from the middle of the altar

समुद्भूताarisen

तस्मात्therefore/from that

साshe

अयोनिजाnot womb-born

स्मृताis said

कृष्ण-वर्णाblack-colored

यतःbecause

तस्मात्therefore

साshe

कृष्णाKṛṣṇā (the black one)

भूतलेon the earth

स्मृताis called

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Yajña-space generates dharmic outcomes; names encode origin and qualities, preserving sacred memory.

Vedantic Theme: Ritual (karma-kāṇḍa) as a field of causality within māyā; qualities (guṇa/varṇa) are attributes of prakṛti, not the Self.

Application: Treat ritual commitments and vows with seriousness; recognize how environments and actions shape identity narratives.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual arena

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.17 (Sāyonijā/Kṛṣṇā epithets)

Characters & Entities

Vedi (sacrificial altar)

Kṛṣṇā (epithet/name)

Sāyonijā (designation)

FAQs

What is the importance of the ‘vedi’ (sacrificial altar) in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse uses the vedi as an origin-point to explain a sacred designation, showing how ritual space is treated as a meaningful source for naming and symbolism.

How does this verse explain the meaning of the names ‘Sāyonijā’ and ‘Kṛṣṇā’?

It gives an etymological rationale: ‘Sāyonijā’ because she is said to have arisen from the altar’s center (a source/womb), and ‘Kṛṣṇā’ because she is described as dark in color.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages reading sacred names with attention to context—ritual, symbolism, and descriptive meaning—rather than treating epithets as random labels.