Shloka 27

Devanagari script

मुखादग्निश्च संजज्ञे तं देवं चिन्तयाम्यहम् / पद्य्भां यस्य क्षितिर्जाता श्रोत्राभ्यां च तथा दिशः

Transliteration

mukhādagniśca saṃjajñe taṃ devaṃ cintayāmyaham / padybhāṃ yasya kṣitirjātā śrotrābhyāṃ ca tathā diśaḥ

Translation

അവന്റെ മുഖത്തിൽ നിന്നാണ് അഗ്നി ജനിച്ചത്—ആ ദേവനെ ഞാൻ ധ്യാനിക്കുന്നു; അവന്റെ പാദങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് ഭൂമി, അവന്റെ കാതുകളിൽ നിന്ന് ദിക്കുകൾ ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• मुखात्: from (his) mouth
• मुखात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अग्निः: fire
• अग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• संजज्ञे: was born, arose
• संजज्ञे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्गः—सम्

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवम्: god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चिन्तयामि: I contemplate
• चिन्तयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पादाभ्याम्: from/with (his) two feet
• पादाभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्षितिः: earth
• क्षितिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जाता: born, produced
• जाता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; √जन्

• श्रोत्राभ्याम्: from/with (his) two ears
• श्रोत्राभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise)

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All elements and spatial order arise from the Divine: Agni from mouth, Earth from feet, Directions from ears.

Vedantic Theme: Immanence of Ishvara in the pancha-bhuta and dik-tattva; the world as dependent reality (paratantra) on the Supreme.

Application: Contemplate daily actions (speech, walking, hearing) as offerings: speech purified (Agni), steps grounded (Prithvi), listening expanded (Dik).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.2.26-28 (series of virat correspondences)

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Directions (Dik/Diśaḥ)
• Earth (Kṣiti)

FAQs

What is the importance of cosmic-creation imagery in the Garuda Purana?

This verse uses creation motifs (Agni, earth, directions) to establish the Supreme Lord as the source of all elements, supporting devotion and contemplation as foundational practices in the text.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by grounding the teaching in remembrance of the Supreme Cause, it frames liberation-oriented instruction as beginning with meditation on the Lord who transcends and generates the cosmos.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a daily meditation or prayer: reflect on the Divine as the origin of the world and align actions with reverence, humility, and dharmic living.