Shloka 27

Kāraṇa-vyākhyā: Cosmic Agents, Rudra-Forms, Sense-Purity, and Ānanda-Tāratamya

Devanagari script

सेवां कर्तुं त्विच्छतो दैत्यसंघान्किञ्चित्कालं तपसा क्लिश्यमानान् / वरान्दातुं सद्य एवाभिजातः सद्योजातेत्येव संज्ञामवाप

Transliteration

sevāṃ kartuṃ tvicchato daityasaṃghānkiñcitkālaṃ tapasā kliśyamānān / varāndātuṃ sadya evābhijātaḥ sadyojātetyeva saṃjñāmavāpa

Translation

ດ້ວຍຄວາມປາດຖະໜາທີ່ຈະຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອພວກໄດຕຍະທີ່ທຸກທໍລະມານຈາກການບຳເພັນຕົບະ, ພຣະອົງຈຶ່ງກຳເນີດຂຶ້ນທັນທີເພື່ອປະທານພອນ; ດັ່ງນັ້ນຈຶ່ງໄດ້ຊື່ວ່າ ສັດໂຍຊາຕະ.

Word by Word

• sevām: service
• sevām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sevā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kartum: to do
• kartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ, धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थे (to do)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विशेष/विरोध

• icchataḥ: of (him) who desired
• icchataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √iṣ (इष्/इच्छ्, धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन — 'of (one) desiring'

• daitya-saṃghān: groups of Daityas
• daitya-saṃghān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'daityānāṃ saṃghān'

• kiñcit: some/a little
• kiñcit: Vishesana (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiñcit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: अव्यय, परिमाणवाचक (a little/somewhat)

• kālam: time/while
• kālam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (time as duration)

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन

• kliśyamānān: being tormented/afflicted
• kliśyamānān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kliś (क्लिश्, धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — 'being afflicted'

• varān: boons
• varān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• dātum: to give
• dātum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा, धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive)

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (immediately)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण

• abhijātaḥ: was born/manifested
• abhijātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-√jan (जन्, धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'born/manifested'

• sadyojāta-iti: as 'Sadyojāta'
• sadyojāta-iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय) + jāta (√jan, कृदन्त) + iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति (quotative), नामनिर्देशे; 'sadyojāta' as a fixed epithet ('newly-born')

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण

• saṃjñām: designation/name
• saṃjñām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• avāpa: obtained
• avāpa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप्, धातु) उपसर्ग: ava-
• Form: लिट्/परस्मैपद-रूप, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Tapas generates potency that yields results; divine manifestation can be immediate when karmic/tapas conditions ripen.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara responds through līlā to the momentum of karma and tapas; names (Sadyojāta) signify function in cosmic causality.

Application: Sustained discipline bears fruit; when conditions mature, outcomes can arrive suddenly—prepare through steady practice rather than impatience.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.18 (Sadyojāta as a Rudra-name; name-etymology sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Sadyojāta

FAQs

What is the importance of Sadyojāta in Garuda Purana?

This verse explains that Sadyojāta is an epithet gained because the divine being manifested instantly to grant boons, highlighting immediacy of grace in response to circumstances and devotion/austerity.

How does this verse explain the power of tapas (austerity)?

It portrays tapas as a force that can bring about decisive outcomes—here, prompting an immediate manifestation specifically to confer boons upon those engaged in austerities.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Sustained discipline (tapas)—such as vows, restraint, and focused practice—can create transformative results; the verse also cautions that intense effort should be guided toward worthy aims.