Shloka 51

रामायणकथासंक्षेपः — ब्रह्मोक्तो रामावतारवृत्तान्तः

Devanagari script

अगस्त्यादीन्मुनीन्नत्वा श्रुत्वोत्पत्तिञ्च रक्षसाम् / स्वर्गं गतो जनैः सार्धमयोध्यास्थैः कृतार्थकः

Transliteration

agastyādīnmunīnnatvā śrutvotpattiñca rakṣasām / svargaṃ gato janaiḥ sārdhamayodhyāsthaiḥ kṛtārthakaḥ

Translation

അഗസ്ത്യാദി മുനിമാരെ നമസ്കരിച്ച്, രാക്ഷസരുടെ ഉത്ഭവകഥ ശ്രവിച്ച്, കൃതാർത്ഥനായി അയോധ്യാവാസികളോടൊപ്പം സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിലേക്ക് ഗമിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• अगस्त्यादीन्: Agastya and others
• अगस्त्यादीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; समासः—अगस्त्य-आदि (तत्पुरुषः: ‘अगस्त्यादयः’ इति)

• मुनीन्: sages
• मुनीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), ‘having bowed’ (absolutive/gerund)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), ‘having heard’

• उत्पत्तिम्: origin, birth
• उत्पत्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• रक्षसाम्: of the demons (rakṣasas)
• रक्षसाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• स्वर्गम्: to heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Goal/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः कर्म (destination)

• गतः: went, having gone
• गतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘gone’

• जनैः: with people
• जनैः: Saha (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), बहुवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Saha (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (adverb/particle: ‘together with’)

• अयोध्यास्थैः: with those residing in Ayodhya
• अयोध्यास्थैः: Saha (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—अयोध्यायां स्थाः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• कृतार्थकः: fulfilled, successful
• कृतार्थकः: Karta-anvayi Visheshana (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + अर्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कृतः अर्थः यस्य/कृतार्थः (कर्मधारय-प्रायः), ‘fulfilled’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda in the Garuda Purana dialogue frame; this verse itself reads as third-person narrative)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Satsaṅga (bowing to sages) and śravaṇa (hearing sacred origins) culminate in kṛtārthatā (life’s fulfillment) and higher destiny.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana through śravaṇa and guru-sambandha; puṇya leading to higher lokas; implicit primacy of dharma-guided life.

Application: Cultivate humility before teachers, regularly hear/recite purāṇic narratives, and align communal life with dharma to build merit and inner completion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred city/royal capital

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.143 (context of narrative transition and outcomes of dharmic conduct)

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Munis
• Rakshasas
• Ayodhya
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the importance of honoring sages like Agastya in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents bowing to great sages as a dharmic act that precedes receiving sacred knowledge and culminating in spiritual success (kṛtārthatā).

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

While not describing preta-journey mechanics here, it links right conduct (reverence to sages and hearing dharma-kathā) with an auspicious posthumous destination—Svarga.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate humility toward teachers/elders and regularly listen to or study dharmic texts; the verse frames such actions as support for a purposeful, ethically aligned life.