Shloka 59

An Exposition of the Distinctions of Creation, Inert Matter, and the Lord

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच / ब्रह्मोक्तम्य मयोक्तस्य विवादो नास्ति सर्वथा / मूलसत्त्वे मिश्रितं च दशभागेन यद्रजः

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / brahmoktamya mayoktasya vivādo nāsti sarvathā / mūlasattve miśritaṃ ca daśabhāgena yadrajaḥ

Translation

シュリー・クリシュナは言われた。「ブラフマーの語ったことと、わたしの語ったことの間に、まったく矛盾はない。根源のサットヴァには、ラジャスが十分の一だけ混じっている。」

Word by Word

• श्री-कृष्णः: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्री-कृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रीमान् कृष्णः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्म-उक्तम्: what was said by Brahmā
• ब्रह्म-उक्तम्: Vishaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः उक्तम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• उक्तस्य: of what was said
• उक्तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘उक्त’ शब्दस्य, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन, नपुंसक/पुं-सम्भव; ‘of what is said’

• विवादः: dispute
• विवादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सर्वथा: in every way/at all
• सर्वथा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• मूल-सत्त्वे: in the root sattva
• मूल-सत्त्वे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मूलं सत्त्वम्/मूलस्य सत्त्वे)

• मिश्रितम्: mixed
• मिश्रितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘मिश्रित’, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• दश-भागेन: by a tenth part
• दश-भागेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; द्विगुः (दश भागः)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• रजः: rajas (the quality of passion)
• रजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa (identified with Lord Viṣṇu in Purāṇic discourse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: No real contradiction between Brahmā’s statement and Kṛṣṇa’s; in primal sattva, rajas is mixed as one-tenth.

Vedantic Theme: Samanvaya (harmonization) of authoritative sources; guṇa-miśra upādhi explains differing descriptions without compromising ultimate truth.

Application: Resolve doctrinal conflicts by identifying levels of description (primary/secondary, aggregate/analytic); cultivate sattva by reducing rajas admixture.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.4.60 (aggregation into one portion)

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the importance of the guṇas in Garuda Purana?

This verse frames creation and conduct through guṇa-composition, asserting that primal sattva predominates while rajas is only a minor admixture, guiding how purity and activity are understood in Purāṇic philosophy.

How does this verse clarify apparent differences between Brahmā’s and Viṣṇu’s teachings?

Kṛṣṇa states there is no real contradiction, implying that differing explanations are complementary perspectives within the same doctrinal truth.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate sattva (clarity, restraint, truthfulness) while keeping rajas (restless drive) measured—using disciplined action without letting agitation dominate the mind.