Shloka 9

Paramparā (Transmission) and Viṣaya-Saṅgraha (Scope) of the Garuḍa Purāṇa

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रीमद्रारुडं पुण्यं सर्वदं पठतस्तव / वक्ष्ये व्यासं नमस्कृत्य शृणु शौनक तद्यथा

Transliteration

tacchrīmadrāruḍaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvadaṃ paṭhatastava / vakṣye vyāsaṃ namaskṛtya śṛṇu śaunaka tadyathā

Translation

ആ ശ്രീമദ് ഗാരുഡപുരാണം പുണ്യവും മഹിമയും നിറഞ്ഞത്; പാരായണം ചെയ്യുന്നവന് സർവ്വഫലദായകം. വ്യാസനോട് നമസ്കരിച്ച് ഞാൻ ഇപ്പോൾ അത് വ്യാഖ്യാനിക്കുന്നു; ഹേ ശൗനക, യഥാതഥം ശ്രവിക്കൂ.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śrīmat: glorious, auspicious
• śrīmat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद/विशेषणरूपेण)

• gāruḍam: the Gāruḍa (text/section)
• gāruḍam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāruḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (गौरुडम्) = 'Gāruḍa (section/hymn)'

• tacchrīmadgāruḍam: that glorious Gāruḍa (section)
• tacchrīmadgāruḍam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat + śrīmat + gāruḍam (पद-सन्धि/समुच्चय)
• Form: तत् + श्रीमत् + गारुडम् (sandhi: tat+śrīmat→tacchrīmat); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• puṇyam: holy, meritorious
• puṇyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• sarvadam: bestowing all (boons)
• sarvadam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वं ददाति इति), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• paṭhataḥ: of (you) who read / of the reader
• paṭhataḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṭh (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत्)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; 'of (one) reading'

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• vakṣye: I shall tell
• vakṣye: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• vyāsam: Vyāsa
• vyāsam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• namaskṛtya: having saluted
• namaskṛtya: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas + kṛ (धातु) + ktvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund); 'having saluted'

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• śaunaka: O Śaunaka
• śaunaka: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaunaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (अव्ययीभावपूर्वपद in expression)

• yathā: as, in the manner (that)
• yathā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) = 'as/how'

• tadyathā: as follows
• tadyathā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tat + yathā (पद-सन्धि)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (sandhi: tat+yathā→tadyathā)

Speaker

Sūta (Sūta Ugraśravas) addressing Śaunaka at Naimiṣāraṇya (framing narration)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa–pāṭha of the Garuḍa Purāṇa is sarvada (granting all boons) and pāvana; humility to guru-paramparā (Vyāsa) is integral to transmission.

Vedantic Theme: Śabda-pramāṇa and guru-paramparā; bhakti through śravaṇa/kīrtana as purifier and merit-bestower.

Application: Maintain a disciplined practice of listening/reciting Purāṇas with faith; begin study with guru-vandana and intention (saṅkalpa), and cultivate attentive śravaṇa.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: forest-āśrama/sacrificial grove

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: phalaśruti-style claims about recitation benefits (introductory/closing sections)

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Śaunaka
• Gāruḍa (Garuda Purana)

FAQs

What is the importance of reciting the Garuda Purana in the Garuda Purana itself?

This verse presents the text as puṇya (merit-giving) and sarva-da (bestowing all benefits), framing recitation and listening as spiritually efficacious practices.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey directly; it introduces the authoritative transmission of the Garuḍa teaching, preparing the listener for subsequent teachings on death, rites, and afterlife.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach sacred study through respectful lineage (saluting teachers like Vyāsa), and engage in attentive listening/recitation as a disciplined spiritual practice.