Shloka 57

Brahmāṇḍa-Āvaraṇa Nirūpaṇa, Virajā-Setu, and Prākṛta–Vaikṛta Sṛṣṭi

Devanagari script

इदानीं शृणु पक्षीन्द्र वैकृतं सर्गमुत्तमम् / सम्यग्जानाति यो लोके स याति परमं पदम्

Transliteration

idānīṃ śṛṇu pakṣīndra vaikṛtaṃ sargamuttamam / samyagjānāti yo loke sa yāti paramaṃ padam

Translation

いま聞け、鳥の王（ガルダ）よ。すぐれた「変成の創造」（第二の創造）の説を語ろう。これを世において正しく知る者は、至上の住処に至る。

Word by Word

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Imperative, 2nd person, Singular; Parasmaipada)

• पक्षीन्द्र: O lord of birds (Garuḍa)
• पक्षीन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षि + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• वैकृतम्: modified, secondary (vaikṛta)
• वैकृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘सर्गम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण (Masculine, Accusative, Singular; adjective of ‘sarga’)

• सर्गम्: creation, emanation
• सर्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• उत्तमम्: excellent, supreme
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘सर्गम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण (Masculine, Accusative, Singular; adjective)

• सम्यक्: properly, correctly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: properly)

• जानाति: knows
• जानाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Present, 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; relative pronoun)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

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

• याति: goes, attains
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Present, 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘पदम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective)

• पदम्: state, abode
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hearing and rightly knowing the account of secondary creation (vaikṛta-sarga) leads to attainment of the supreme abode.

Vedantic Theme: Jñāna as liberative when aligned with right metaphysics; śravaṇa-manana leading toward paramapada, harmonized with bhakti context of the chapter.

Application: Study cosmology/creation teachings not as trivia but as a map for detachment and God-centered understanding; practice attentive listening (śravaṇa) and reflection.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: transcendent-realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.10.53-56 (satya of world-process; Keśava supremacy; consequence of deviation)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of 'vaikṛta sarga' in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the 'vaikṛta sarga' (secondary/transformational creation) as a key cosmological teaching; understanding it properly is presented as spiritually elevating and conducive to liberation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It emphasizes jñāna (right understanding) as a direct means to reach the 'paramaṃ padam'—the highest state—implying that correct insight into reality supports the soul’s ultimate liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Study sacred teachings with clarity and disciplined reflection; cultivate right understanding (samyag-jñāna) alongside ethical living, treating knowledge as a tool for inner freedom rather than mere information.