Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

कालेकाले दिष्टनामा हरिस्तु फलप्रदो वासुदेवो ऽखिलस्य / एतादृशान्मूर्खजनांश्च दृष्ट्वा रुरोद चौर्वो वासुदेवैकनिष्ठः

Transliteration

kālekāle diṣṭanāmā haristu phalaprado vāsudevo 'khilasya / etādṛśānmūrkhajanāṃśca dṛṣṭvā ruroda caurvo vāsudevaikaniṣṭhaḥ

Translation

ഓരോ നിശ്ചിത സമയത്തും ‘ദിഷ്ടനാമ’ ഹരിയേ സർവ്വർക്കും കർമ്മഫലം നൽകുന്ന വാസുദേവൻ. ഇത്തരമൊരു മൂഢജനത്തെ കണ്ടു വാസുദേവനിൽ ഏകനിഷ്ഠനായ ആ കള്ളൻ കരഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• kāle-kāle: from time to time
• kāle-kāle: Kala (काल/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular) रूपेण पुनरुक्ति/द्वन्द्ववत् प्रयोगः; अर्थः ‘समये-समये’ (at every time)

• diṣṭa-nāmā: whose name is ordained (by fate)
• diṣṭa-nāmā: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: diṣṭa + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य नाम दिष्टम्/नियतं सः’

• hariḥ: Hari
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• phala-pradaḥ: giver of results
• phala-pradaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phala + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘फलानि प्रददाति’)

• vāsudevaḥ: Vāsudeva
• vāsudevaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समनाधिकरण (apposition) to hariḥ

• akhilasya: of all (beings)
• akhilasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (Masculine/Neuter), षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• etādṛśān: such (people)
• etādṛśān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण to mūrkhajanān

• mūrkha-janān: foolish people
• mūrkha-janān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrkha + jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘मूर्खाः जनाः’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): having seen

• ruroda: wept
• ruroda: Kriya (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rud (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• urvaḥ: Urva (name of a person)
• urvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: urva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); (पाठे ‘चौर्वो’ इति सन्ध्यन्तर/पाठभेद सम्भवः)

• vāsudeva-eka-niṣṭhaḥ: exclusively devoted to Vāsudeva
• vāsudeva-eka-niṣṭhaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāsudeva + eka + niṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘वासुदेवे एकनिष्ठः’ = exclusively devoted to Vāsudeva)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda, Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Karma-phala is administered by Hari according to time and order; delusion lies in blaming dharma/bhakti or manipulating outcomes through ignorance.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as karma-phala-dātā; surrender aligns one with ṛta/dharma and reduces delusion.

Application: Accept results with equanimity, continue righteous action and devotion; correct wrong beliefs about fate and worship.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Hari as dispenser of karma-phala; exhortations to devotion as remedy for fear and delusion (thematic).

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vasudeva

FAQs

What is the importance of karma-phala (results of actions) in Garuda Purana?

This verse states that Hari (Vāsudeva) is the phalapradā—He dispenses the results of deeds at the proper time, reinforcing that moral causality is divinely administered and unavoidable.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana’s worldview?

By emphasizing that Vāsudeva grants fruits ‘in due time,’ the verse supports the Garuda Purana framework where post-death experiences and outcomes correspond to one’s karma, while devotion (ekaniṣṭhā-bhakti) is portrayed as a higher orientation amid delusion.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live with accountability—expect consequences of actions—and cultivate steady devotion and discernment rather than following foolish impulses, since outcomes mature inevitably ‘in their own time.’