Shloka 3

Sṛṣṭi-krama, Pratibimba-Upādhi, and Viṣṇu as Primary Brahman

with Pralaya and Nāma-Stuti

Devanagari script

एवमेव कृतः प्रश्रो हरौ तु गरुडेन वै / यदुक्तवान्हरिस्तस्मैतद्वक्ष्यामि तवानघ / गरुड उवाच / सृष्टिं व्रूहि महाभाग सच्चिदानन्दविग्रह

Transliteration

evameva kṛtaḥ praśro harau tu garuḍena vai / yaduktavānharistasmaitadvakṣyāmi tavānagha / garuḍa uvāca / sṛṣṭiṃ vrūhi mahābhāga saccidānandavigraha

Translation

ಇದೇ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಗರುಡನು ಹರಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿದನು. ಹರಿ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದುದನ್ನೇ, ಓ ನಿರಪರಾಧನೇ, ನಿನಗೆ ನಾನು ಹೇಳುವೆನು. ಗರುಡನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಓ ಮಹಾಭಾಗ, ಸಚ್ಚಿದಾನಂದಸ್ವರೂಪ ಪ್ರಭು, ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸು.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• eva: indeed
• eva: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic Particle

• kṛtaḥ: made / done
• kṛtaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) -> kṛta
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• praśnaḥ: question
• praśnaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praśna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular. (Input 'praśro' is typo)

• harau: unto Hari
• harau: Adhikarana (Location/Reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular

• garuḍena: by Garuda
• garuḍena: Karana (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garuḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular

• yat: what
• yat: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative Pronoun, Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• uktavān: said
• uktavān: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) -> uktavat
• Form: Ktavatu Participle (Past Active), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• hariḥ: Hari
• hariḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Dative (चतुर्थी), Singular

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• vakṣyāmi: I will speak
• vakṣyāmi: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Lrt Lakara (Future), Parasmaipada, Uttama Purusha (1st), Singular

• tava: to you
• tava: Sampradana/Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Dative/Genitive, Singular

• anagha: O sinless one
• anagha: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anagha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular

• sṛṣṭim: creation
• sṛṣṭim: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• brūhi: tell/speak
• brūhi: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Lot Lakara (Imperative), Parasmaipada, Madhyama Purusha (2nd), Singular. (Input 'vrūhi' is typo)

• mahābhāga: O illustrious one
• mahābhāga: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahābhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular

• saccidānandavigraha: O embodiment of truth, consciousness, and bliss
• saccidānandavigraha: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saccidānandavigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular

Speaker

Garuḍa (addressing Lord Vishnu/Hari); with a narrator’s bridge line

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Parampara-pramana: knowledge of creation is received through an authoritative chain; Bhagavan as Saccidananda is the ultimate ground of manifestation.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman/Ishvara as sat-cit-ananda; creation discourse as upaya for understanding the relation between absolute reality and manifested tattvas.

Application: Seek teachings from reliable lineages/sources; combine devotion (reverent address) with inquiry (srishti-vichara); contemplate the Lord as the stable reality behind change.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: 3.2.1–3.2.2 (setup of inquiry and Suta’s response); Garuda Purana dialogues where Garuda questions Vishnu on dharma, preta, and moksha (dialogue framework)

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the importance of asking about sṛṣṭi (creation) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse sets the teaching frame: Garuḍa requests a direct explanation of creation from Hari, establishing cosmology as foundational knowledge for understanding dharma and the universe’s order.

How does this verse describe Lord Vishnu’s nature?

Garuḍa addresses Hari as “sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha,” indicating Vishnu is not merely powerful but the very embodiment of existence, consciousness, and bliss.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach spiritual questions with humility and clarity—seek first principles (like the nature of reality and creation) to ground ethical living and disciplined practice.