Shloka 80

Means to Liberation: Supremacy of Hari, Proper Salutations, and Purāṇic Authority

Devanagari script

हरिरेव यतो व्यासो वाच्यचक्रस्वरूपकः / व्यासो नैव समत्वेन प्रोक्तो भगवतो हरेः

Transliteration

harireva yato vyāso vācyacakrasvarūpakaḥ / vyāso naiva samatvena prokto bhagavato hareḥ

Translation

ヴィヤーサはまさしくハリそのもの—聖なる言説の法輪の姿—ゆえに、ヴィヤーサが福徳の主ハリと単に同等であると宣言されたことはない。

Word by Word

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक (because)

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वाच्यचक्रस्वरूपकः: having the form of the ‘expressible wheel’ (i.e., a representational form)
• वाच्यचक्रस्वरूपकः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाच्य + चक्र + स्वरूपक (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वाच्यस्य चक्रस्य स्वरूपकः / वाच्यचक्र-स्वरूपकः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• एव: at all/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• समत्वेन: as equal / with equality
• समत्वेन: Karana (करण/Instrument-manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक (in equality/as equal)

• प्रोक्तः: is stated/declared
• प्रोक्तः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु) + प्र ; प्रोक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘उक्तः’ अर्थे

• भगवतः: of the Lord
• भगवतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) / Purāṇic narrator praising Vedavyāsa as an avatāra of Hari

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vyāsa is Hari’s manifestation as the revealer of śāstra, yet Hari remains the incomparable Bhagavān beyond mere equivalence.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-tattva and avatāra/āveśa principle; śāstra as pramāṇa grounded in Bhagavān.

Application: Honor Vyāsa as the sacred transmitter of knowledge while directing ultimate refuge, worship, and reliance to Hari alone.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: recurring Vyāsa-mahima and Hari-supremacy passages in dialogue sections (adhyāya 3.1 context)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Vedavyasa

FAQs

What is the importance of identifying Vyāsa with Hari in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse grounds the Purāṇa’s authority by stating that Vyāsa is Hari’s own manifestation in the role of sacred teacher, making the teaching a direct extension of divine knowledge.

How does this verse relate to the Garuḍa Purāṇa’s guidance on dharma and rites?

By establishing Vyāsa as the embodiment of authoritative discourse, the text signals that its instructions—whether on dharma, conduct, or rites—should be received as reliable and tradition-rooted.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach scriptural study with humility and consistency: treat disciplined learning, accurate recitation, and ethical practice as a form of honoring the divine source behind the teaching.