Shloka 17

Hari in the Primeval Waters: Prakṛti as Veil, the ‘Sleep’ Metaphor, and Brahmā’s Lotus-Channel Inquiry

Devanagari script

अत एव च नित्यत्वात्तस्मात्तदपसारणम् / कुरु देव महाभाग इति विज्ञायतां मम

Transliteration

ata eva ca nityatvāttasmāttadapasāraṇam / kuru deva mahābhāga iti vijñāyatāṃ mama

Translation

ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ, ಇದು ನಿತ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಮುಂದುವರಿಯುವುದರಿಂದ, ಅದನ್ನು ದೂರಮಾಡು. ಹೇ ಮಹಾಭಾಗ ದೇವಾ! ನನ್ನ ವಿನಂತಿಯನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳು.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (therefore/from that)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed/only)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• नित्यत्वात्: because of permanence
• नित्यत्वात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्यत्व (प्रातिपदिक; नित्य + त्व तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; 'from/because of permanence'

• तस्मात्: from that/therefore
• तस्मात्: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

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

• अपसारणम्: removal
• अपसारणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपसारण (प्रातिपदिक; √सृ/√सार् causative sense 'removal')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कुरु: do (perform)
• कुरु: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक (quotative)

• विज्ञायताम्: let it be understood
• विज्ञायताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√ज्ञा (धातु) → विज्ञाय (कृदन्त) + ताम्
• Form: लोट् (Imperative) कर्मणि-प्रयोग/भावे (passive/impersonal); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; 'let it be known/understood'

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Since bondage persists, the remedy must be the removal of its cause (the obscuring factor); liberation is framed as a decisive intervention (anugraha).

Vedantic Theme: Nivṛtti of avidyā/āvaraṇa; the necessity of cause-removal rather than symptom-management; grace aligning with inner readiness.

Application: Identify what repeatedly sustains suffering (habit, delusion, misidentification) and seek its root-removal through sustained sādhana, prayer, and guidance rather than temporary fixes.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): exhortations that repeated saṃsāra is ended by knowledge/devotion and the Lord’s favor

Characters & Entities

• Deva (Lord Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the importance of removing persistent affliction in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames suffering as something that can continue (nityatva) unless actively removed, motivating divine help and prescribed dharmic remedies for relief.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s post-death condition in the Preta Kanda?

In the Preta Kanda’s narrative tone, it reflects an urgent plea to end an ongoing state of distress—consistent with teachings on alleviating preta-related hardship through right knowledge and intervention.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Recognize ongoing harm as requiring timely correction—seek guidance, perform duties responsibly, and address causes rather than letting suffering become ‘permanent’ through neglect.