Shloka 85

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

ज्ञानरूपस्य वायोस्तु भार्या सा परिकीर्तिता / सदा सुखस्वरूपत्वाद्भारती तु सुखात्मिका

Transliteration

jñānarūpasya vāyostu bhāryā sā parikīrtitā / sadā sukhasvarūpatvādbhāratī tu sukhātmikā

Translation

ജ്ഞാനസ്വരൂപനായ വായുവിന്റെ ഭാര്യയായി അവൾ പരികീർത്തിതയാണ്; സദാ സുഖസ്വരൂപിണിയായതിനാൽ ഭാരതി തീർച്ചയായും സുഖാത്മികയാണ്.

Word by Word

• ज्ञान-रूपस्य: of the knowledge-form
• ज्ञान-रूपस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); तत्पुरुष-समासः (genitive determinative)

• वायोः: of Vāyu (Wind-god)
• वायोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक (contrast/emphasis)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• परि-कीर्तिता: is declared/celebrated
• परि-कीर्तिता: Karma (कर्म/Predicate in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; √कीर्त् (to praise/mention) with उपसर्ग परि

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• सुख-स्वरूपत्वात्: because of being of the nature of happiness
• सुख-स्वरूपत्वात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (Singular); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); हेत्वर्थे पञ्चमी (ablative of cause); तत्पुरुष-समासः (sukha-svarūpa) + भाववाचक-त्व

• भारती: Bhāratī
• भारती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विशेषार्थक (emphasis/contrast)

• सुख-आत्मिका: having happiness as her essence
• सुख-आत्मिका: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); कर्मधारय-समासः (sukhaḥ ātmā yasyāḥ / whose essence is happiness)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: True knowledge (jñāna) and bliss (ānanda/sukha) are intrinsic, not contingent; Bhāratī embodies bliss and is linked to Vāyu as knowledge—hinting at the jñāna-ānanda nature of reality.

Vedantic Theme: Sat-cit-ānanda orientation: knowledge and bliss as essential nature rather than acquired states; śakti as expression of brahman’s fullness.

Application: Contemplate that learning is not mere information but a movement toward inner clarity and contentment; integrate study with gratitude and calm breath to taste sukha in jñāna.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16.84 (Bhāratī as sarva-veda-ātmikā; consort of Vāyu)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu
• Bharati

FAQs

What is the importance of Bharati in this Garuda Purana verse?

This verse identifies Bhāratī as Vāyu’s consort and defines her essence as sukha (bliss), presenting her as a personification of blissful, auspicious knowledge/speech.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana’s spiritual teaching?

By linking Vāyu with jñāna (knowledge) and Bhāratī with sukha (bliss), the verse frames divine principles as inner qualities—knowledge culminating in bliss—supporting the Purana’s broader metaphysical instruction.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate truthful, learned speech (Bhāratī) and disciplined life-breath/energy (Vāyu) through study, mantra, and prāṇāyāma, aiming for clarity of knowledge and steadiness that ripens into inner well-being.