Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

यो वा त्वणीयान्परमस्य विष्णोः स एव रूपो महतो महीयान् / तेषामन्योन्यं न विशेषोस्ति कश्चिदचिन्त्यरूपे च विचिन्तनीयः

Transliteration

yo vā tvaṇīyānparamasya viṣṇoḥ sa eva rūpo mahato mahīyān / teṣāmanyonyaṃ na viśeṣosti kaścidacintyarūpe ca vicintanīyaḥ

Translation

至上のヴィシュヌは、最も微細なるものよりもなお微細であり、同時に最も偉大なるものよりもなお偉大である。その諸顕現のあいだに相互の差別は少しもない。しかもその御姿は不可思議であるが、なお観想して念ずべきである。

Word by Word

• यः: who/that which
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (Nom) एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

• वा: or/indeed
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम् (or/indeed)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपातः (but/indeed)

• अणीयान्: smaller
• अणीयान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अणीयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (Nom) एकवचनम्; तुलनात्मक (comparative)

• परमस्य: of the supreme
• परमस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी (Genitive) एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• विष्णोः: of Vishnu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी (Genitive) एकवचनम्

• सः: he/that
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (Nom) एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (only/indeed)

• रूपः: form
• रूपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (Nom) एकवचनम्

• महतः: of the great
• महतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी (Genitive) एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• महीयान्: greater
• महीयान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महीयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (Nom) एकवचनम्; तुलनात्मक (comparative)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी (Genitive) बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• अन्योन्यम्: mutually/with each other
• अन्योन्यम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्योन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः; परस्परम्-अर्थे (mutually)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्

• विशेषः: difference
• विशेषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (Nom) एकवचनम्

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्

• कश्चित्: any (one)
• कश्चित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (Nom) एकवचनम्; अनिश्चितार्थक-सर्वनाम (indefinite)

• अचिन्त्यरूपे: in the inconceivable form
• अचिन्त्यरूपे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-चिन्त्य-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (अचिन्त्यं रूपं यस्य/अचिन्त्यं रूपम्); नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (Locative) एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• विचिन्तनीयः: to be contemplated
• विचिन्तनीयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-चिन्त् (धातु) + अनीय (कृत्)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्तः (अनीयत्); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (Nom) एकवचनम्; कर्मणि/भावे योग्यतार्थः (fit to be considered)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu is simultaneously subtler than the subtlest and greater than the greatest; there is no difference between these manifestations; though inconceivable, He is to be contemplated.

Vedantic Theme: Abheda (non-difference) across immanence/transcendence; acintya-bhedābheda-friendly language while affirming contemplability (upāsanā) of the inconceivable Absolute.

Application: Hold paradox without fragmentation: meditate on Viṣṇu as both indwelling and transcendent; use the ‘aṇu/mahat’ polarity as a dhyāna-alambana to steady the mind.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.3.46 (Hari in each being); Garuda Purana 3.3.48 (time/space infinitude supporting non-limitedness)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu being both 'subtler than the subtle' and 'greater than the great' in Garuda Purana?

This verse teaches Viṣṇu’s all-pervading supremacy: He is present as the finest inner reality and also as the vast cosmic principle, without contradiction.

How does this verse guide spiritual practice according to the Garuda Purana narrative?

It instructs that even though the Supreme is beyond mental grasp (acintya), one should still contemplate Him—supporting disciplined meditation and devotion directed to the same non-different Lord.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Hold a steady practice (japa, dhyāna, or nāma-smaraṇa) with the understanding that God is equally present in the smallest detail and the largest life-events, reducing fear and strengthening dharma.