Shloka 6

Devotpatti-nirūpaṇa — Hari’s Pūrṇatva

Completeness) and the Ritual Doctrine of Sāra (Essence

Devanagari script

तावद्ब्रलं ह्येकरोमादिकेषु संतित्विमे हि यतः स एव पूर्णः / स एव तु सर्वस्य कर्ता स एव हर्था स तु सारांशभोक्ता

Transliteration

tāvadbralaṃ hyekaromādikeṣu saṃtitvime hi yataḥ sa eva pūrṇaḥ / sa eva tu sarvasya kartā sa eva harthā sa tu sārāṃśabhoktā

Translation

ແມ່ນແຕ່ພະລັງນັ້ນກໍມີຢູ່ໃນຂົນພຽງເສັ້ນດຽວແລະອື່ນໆ; ເພາະຄວາມດໍາລົງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງຂອງສັບພະສິ່ງທັງປວງເກີດຈາກພຣະອົງພຽງຜູ້ດຽວ. ພຣະອົງເທົ່ານັ້ນທີ່ສົມບູນ; ພຣະອົງເທົ່ານັ້ນເປັນຜູ້ສ້າງທຸກສິ່ງ; ພຣະອົງເທົ່ານັ້ນເປັນຜູ້ຖອນໄປ; ແລະພຣະອົງເປັນຜູ້ເສວຍອັນເປັນສານະສໍາຄັນຂອງທຸກຢ່າງ.

Word by Word

• tāvat: to that extent
• tāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (so much/that much)

• balam: strength
• balam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतौ-अव्यय (indeed/for)

• eka-roma-ādikeṣu: in (things) beginning with a single hair
• eka-roma-ādikeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + roma (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (in single-hair etc. [minute parts])

• saṃtati-tv-imē: continuity/connectedness
• saṃtati-tv-imē: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃtati (प्रातिपदिक) + tvam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक-तद्धित (त्व)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतौ-अव्यय

• yataḥ: because/from which
• yataḥ: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (from which/because)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• pūrṇaḥ: complete
• pūrṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• eva: alone/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• sarvasya: of all
• sarvasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), षष्ठी, एकवचन; 'of all'

• kartā: creator/doer
• kartā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + tṛ (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• harthā: taker/remover (reading uncertain)
• harthā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूप (uncertain reading; possibly 'hartā' from √hṛ)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक-अव्यय

• sāra-aṃśa-bhoktā: enjoyer of the essence
• sāra-aṃśa-bhoktā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāra (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhoktṛ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (one who enjoys the essential portion)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The complete One is simultaneously creator, taker-away, and essence-enjoyer; power pervades even the smallest unit.

Vedantic Theme: Abhinna-nimitta-upādāna-kāraṇa (non-different efficient and material cause); sarva-śaktimatva; pūrṇatva.

Application: Train perception to see the divine causal presence in small details; reduce egoic doership by remembering the One as kartā and harta.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: metaphysical

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: recurring Nārāyaṇa-stuti passages describing Him as creator/sustainer/destroyer (thematic)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of the Supreme Lord being called 'pūrṇa' in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that the Lord alone is complete and self-sufficient, and that even the smallest forms of power in creation arise from Him, establishing Him as the ultimate source and support of existence.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana teachings?

By identifying one supreme source as creator, remover, and experiencer, the verse directs the soul toward devotion and right understanding (jñāna) of the Lord as the final refuge beyond changing conditions of life and death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate humility and responsibility: see all abilities as derived from the Divine, act ethically as a duty, and reduce ego by remembering that outcomes and dissolution are ultimately governed by the Supreme.