Shloka 26

Paramparā (Transmission), Rudra’s Viṣṇu-Dhyāna, and the Garuḍa Purāṇa’s Origin-Impulse

Devanagari script

अनादिरादि र्विश्वस्य तं देवं चिन्तयाम्यहम् / मनसश्चन्द्रमा यस्य चक्षुषोश्च दिवाकरः

Transliteration

anādirādi rviśvasya taṃ devaṃ cintayāmyaham / manasaścandramā yasya cakṣuṣośca divākaraḥ

Translation

ಆದಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಆದಿಯಾದ, ವಿಶ್ವಮೂಲವಾದ ಆ ದೇವನನ್ನು ನಾನು ಧ್ಯಾನಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ; ಅವನ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಚಂದ್ರ, ಅವನ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳು ಸೂರ್ಯ.

Word by Word

• अनादिः: beginningless
• अनादिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• आदिः: origin, first cause
• आदिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विश्वस्य: of the universe
• विश्वस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवम्: god, deity
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चिन्तयामि: I contemplate
• चिन्तयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मनसः: of (his) mind
• मनसः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चन्द्रमाः: the moon
• चन्द्रमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रमस्/चन्द्रमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

• चक्षुषोः: of (his) two eyes
• चक्षुषोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (dual)

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

• दिवाकरः: the sun
• दिवाकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—दिवं करोति इति (दिव + कर)

Speaker

Narrator (Garuda Purana framing invocation/praise of the Supreme, typically in the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Anadi yet jagad-adi: the transcendent source immanent as cosmic functions (mind as moon, eyes as sun).

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-Brahman as cosmic body (virat) pointing to underlying non-dual ground.

Application: Use the verse as a dhyana-mantra: contemplate the Divine as the inner light behind perception and mentation; cultivate steadiness and reverence before study.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.2.26-30 (opening dhyana and scope statement)

Characters & Entities

• Deva (Supreme Lord)
• Chandra (Moon)
• Surya (Sun)

FAQs

What is the importance of meditating on the Supreme Lord in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the text with remembrance of the beginningless Source of all, establishing bhakti and contemplation as the foundation for understanding dharma and the soul’s journey.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By identifying the Lord as the cosmic basis (Moon as mind, Sun as eyes), it points the seeker to anchor awareness in the Supreme—an orientation that supports right living and spiritual clarity central to later teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a daily dhyāna (meditation) or prayer: remember the Divine as the inner ruler of mind and perception, cultivating steadiness, ethical restraint, and devotion.