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Shloka 19

Vīrya, Māyā/Prakṛti, Śrī’s Inseparability, Paramāṇu, and Hari’s Infinitude

Devanagari script

नपुंसकं नवैव स्वरूपभूतमतो हरौ नास्ति विचिन्तनीयम् / स्त्रीबिंबभूते हरिरूपे खगेन्द्र श्रीरूपमस्तीति विचिन्तनीयम्

Transliteration

napuṃsakaṃ navaiva svarūpabhūtamato harau nāsti vicintanīyam / strībiṃbabhūte harirūpe khagendra śrīrūpamastīti vicintanīyam

Translation

鳥の王（ガルダ）よ、中性（ナプンサカ）は真の本性としての形ではないゆえ、ハリにそれを想念してはならない。だがハリの御姿が女性の相として顕れるとき、吉祥女神シュリー（ラクシュミー）が—御身の神聖なる美と瑞祥として—そこに在すことを観想すべきである。

Word by Word
नपुंसकम्neuter (sex)
नपुंसकम्:
विषय/कर्म (Topic/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootनपुंसक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विषय/कर्मपदम्
नnot
न:
सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध
एवindeed/only
एव:
सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण
स्व-रूप-भूतम्being of (its) own nature
स्व-रूप-भूतम्:
विशेषण (Adjectival)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (कृदन्त)
Formभू (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle) 'भूत'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नपुंसकम् इति)
अतःtherefore
अतः:
सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (Logical connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/तस्मात् (therefore)
हरौin Hari (Vishnu)
हरौ:
अधिकरण (Location/Context)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)
नnot
न:
सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान/present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
वि-चिन्तनीयम्something to be contemplated
वि-चिन्तनीयम्:
विधेय (Predicate)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + चिन्त् (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formकृदन्त (अनीयर्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'नास्ति विचिन्तनीयम्'—विधेय-भावः
स्त्री-बिम्ब-भूतेin the form that is a female reflection
स्त्री-बिम्ब-भूते:
अधिकरण (Locative qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्त्री (प्रातिपदिक) + बिम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (कृदन्त)
Formभू (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय 'भूत'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (हरिरूपे इति)
हरि-रूपेin Hari's form
हरि-रूपे:
अधिकरण (Location/Context)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)
खगेन्द्रO Garuda
खगेन्द्र:
सम्बोधन (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootखग (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन
श्री-रूपम्the form of Śrī (Lakṣmī)
श्री-रूपम्:
विषय/कर्म (Topic/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विषय/कर्मपदम्
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
इतिthus
इति:
सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (Quotative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति (quotative)
चिन्तनीयम्to be contemplated
चिन्तनीयम्:
विधेय (Predicate)
TypeAdjective
Rootचिन्त् (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formकृदन्त (अनीयर्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-भावः
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari) speaking to Garuda (Khagendra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Gender categories (especially ‘neuter’ as imagined intrinsic form) are not to be superimposed on Hari; when feminine imagery is used, contemplate Śrī as divine auspiciousness inseparable from Him.

Vedantic Theme: Adhyāropa-apavāda (superimposition and negation); nirguṇa/guṇa language management; Śakti-Śaktimān abheda (inseparability of power and possessor).

Application: In worship and contemplation, avoid crude literalism about divine ‘gender’; treat feminine depictions as pointers to Śrī—auspiciousness, beauty, sovereignty—inseparable from Viṣṇu.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.3.20-23 (continuation on Śrī’s inseparability and innumerable feminine manifestations)

Characters & Entities
H
Hari (Vishnu)
G
Garuda (Khagendra)
S
Shri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

The verse teaches that when Hari is contemplated in a feminine manifestation, one should recognize Śrī as the divine auspicious splendor inseparable from that form, rather than projecting an inappropriate “neuter” concept onto Hari.

It distinguishes grammatical categories from divine reality: Hari’s essential nature is not to be reduced to “neuter,” while specific manifested forms (including feminine likeness) can be valid objects of contemplation with Śrī understood as present.

In worship and study, avoid literalizing grammatical gender as theology; instead, meditate on the intended devotional meaning—Hari’s manifested form and the inseparable auspiciousness of Śrī—while keeping the divine essence beyond limiting categories.

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