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Shloka 1

Garuḍa’s Return to Vaikuṇṭha and the Comprehensive Inquiry into Death-Rites and the Preta’s Journey

Devanagari script

धर्मन्दृढबद्धमूलो वेदस्कन्धः पुराणशाखाढ्यः / क्रतुकुसुमो मोक्षफलो मधुसूदनपादपो जयति

Transliteration

dharmandṛḍhabaddhamūlo vedaskandhaḥ purāṇaśākhāḍhyaḥ / kratukusumo mokṣaphalo madhusūdanapādapo jayati

Translation

ជ័យជំនះដល់ដើមឈើនៃ មធុសូទនៈ៖ ឫសរឹងមាំចាក់ជាប់ក្នុងធម៌ ដើមជាគម្ពីរវេទៈ សម្បូរដោយសាខាពុរាណៈ ផ្កាជាពិធីយញ្ញ និងផ្លែជាមោក្ខៈ។

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धर्मdharma
धर्म:
Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)
दृढfirm
दृढ:
Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
TypeAdjective
Rootदृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formविशेषण, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)
बद्धbound/fastened
बद्ध:
Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
TypeAdjective
Rootबन्ध् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)
मूलःroot
मूलः:
Sambandha (Qualifier within compound/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootमूल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (समासान्त-पद)
धर्मदृढबद्धमूलःwhose roots are firmly bound in dharma
धर्मदृढबद्धमूलः:
Visheshana (Attribute/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्म + दृढ + बद्ध + मूल (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
Formबहुव्रीहि-समास (यस्य मूलं धर्मे दृढं बद्धम्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
वेदVeda
वेद:
Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
TypeNoun
Rootवेद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)
स्कन्धःtrunk
स्कन्धः:
Sambandha (Qualifier within compound/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootस्कन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (समासान्त-पद)
वेदस्कन्धःhaving the Veda as trunk
वेदस्कन्धः:
Visheshana (Attribute/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवेद + स्कन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वेदस्य स्कन्धः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
पुराणPurāṇa
पुराण:
Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
TypeNoun
Rootपुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)
शाखाbranches
शाखा:
Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
TypeNoun
Rootशाखा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)
आढ्यःrich/abundant
आढ्यः:
Visheshana (Attribute/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootआढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘समृद्ध/युक्त’
पुराणशाखाढ्यःrich in Purāṇa-branches
पुराणशाखाढ्यः:
Visheshana (Attribute/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुराण + शाखा + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष (पुराण-शाखाभिः आढ्यः/युक्तः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
क्रतुsacrifice/rite
क्रतु:
Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)
कुसुमःflower
कुसुमः:
Sambandha (Qualifier within compound/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootकुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (समासान्त-पद)
क्रतुकुसुमःhaving sacrifices as flowers
क्रतुकुसुमः:
Visheshana (Attribute/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रतु + कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष (क्रतवः कुसुमानि यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
मोक्षliberation
मोक्ष:
Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
TypeNoun
Rootमोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)
फलःfruit
फलः:
Sambandha (Qualifier within compound/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootफल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (समासान्त-पद)
मोक्षफलःwhose fruit is liberation
मोक्षफलः:
Visheshana (Attribute/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमोक्ष + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मोक्षस्य फलः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
मधुसूदनMadhusūdana (Viṣṇu)
मधुसूदन:
Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
TypeNoun
Rootमधुसूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)
पादपःtree
पादपः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपादप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
मधुसूदनपादपःthe Madhusūdana-tree (Viṣṇu likened to a tree)
मधुसूदनपादपः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमधुसूदन + पादप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय (मधुसूदन एव पादपः/उपमा), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
जयतिis victorious/prevails
जयति:
Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजि (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
Speaker

Narrator/Compiler (opening benediction within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Integrated śāstric ecology: dharma grounds life, Veda provides authority, Purāṇas expand meaning, yajña refines, and mokṣa is the ultimate fruition under Madhusūdana.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana-samuccaya: harmonizing karma (yajña), dharma, and śāstra toward liberation; bhakti-centered teleology (tree belongs to Madhusūdana).

Application: Treat duties and rituals as blossoms that mature into inner freedom; study Veda/Purāṇa with a mokṣa-orientation; keep devotion to Viṣṇu as the unifying center.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: recurring praise of Viṣṇu as the source of dharma and mokṣa; framing invocations at the start of khaṇḍas (edition-dependent).

Characters & Entities
M
Madhusudana (Vishnu)
V
Vedas
P
Puranas

FAQs

This verse presents Dharma as the firmly fixed root of the entire spiritual path—without it, Vedic knowledge, Purāṇic teaching, and ritual practice cannot yield the highest result, Mokṣa.

By mapping the tradition as a single “tree,” it implies a progression: Dharma supports Vedic wisdom; that wisdom expands through Purāṇic guidance; righteous rites refine one’s karma—culminating in the fruit of liberation.

Treat ethical living (dharma) as primary, study authentic teachings (Veda/Purāṇa), and perform sincere duties/rites (kratu) as supportive disciplines—keeping Mokṣa as the long-term aim.

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