Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

ब्रूहि शिष्याय दयया उद्धर्तुं मां च सर्वदा / पूर्णकामस्य ते कृष्ण का स्पृहा विद्यते प्रभो

Transliteration

brūhi śiṣyāya dayayā uddhartuṃ māṃ ca sarvadā / pūrṇakāmasya te kṛṣṇa kā spṛhā vidyate prabho

Translation

കരുണയോടെ ശിഷ്യനോട് ഉപദേശിക്കയും എന്നെയും എപ്പോഴും ഉയർത്തി രക്ഷിക്കയും ചെയ്യുക. ഹേ കൃഷ്ണാ, ഹേ പ്രഭോ! നിത്യവും പൂർണ്ണകാമനായ നിനക്ക് എന്ത് ആഗ്രഹം ഉണ്ടാകുമോ?

Word by Word

• brūhi: tell
• brūhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन (sg.)

• śiṣyāya: to the disciple
• śiṣyāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), चतुर्थी (dat./4th), एकवचन (sg.)

• dayayā: with compassion
• dayayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया (instr./3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

• uddhartum: to rescue
• uddhartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive), ‘to lift up/rescue’

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (acc./2nd), एकवचन (sg.); सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• pūrṇa-kāmasya: of one whose desires are fulfilled
• pūrṇa-kāmasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa-kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (gen./6th), एकवचन (sg.); कर्मधारय: ‘pūrṇaḥ kāmaḥ yasya’ (fully satisfied)

• te: of you/your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (gen./6th), एकवचन (sg.); सर्वनाम

• kṛṣṇa: O Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन (sg.)

• kā: what? (which)
• kā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• spṛhā: desire/longing
• spṛhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: spṛhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• vidyate: exists
• vidyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

• prabho: O Lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu (Krishna)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nirāpekṣa-anugraha: the Lord, being pūrṇa (complete), teaches purely out of compassion; the disciple seeks uplift through grace.

Vedantic Theme: Pūrṇatva of Bhagavān and causeless mercy (ahaitukī kṛpā); surrender as a means to receive knowledge and uplift.

Application: Approach learning with humility and sincerity; cultivate gratitude and service-mindedness, recognizing teaching as an act of grace rather than transaction.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.18 (continuation of Garuḍa’s request and the Lord’s compassionate response)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Prabhu
• Shishya (disciple)

FAQs

What is the importance of compassionate instruction in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that sacred knowledge should be shared with dayā (compassion) so it uplifts both the listener (disciple) and the devotee who seeks guidance.

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

By emphasizing instruction that 'uplifts,' it points to liberating knowledge (dharma and right understanding) as a support for crossing fear and bondage—central themes in the Garuda Purana’s guidance on liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Seek authentic teachings with humility, share knowledge kindly, and remember that the Divine is pūrṇakāma—devotion is offered for purification, not to fulfill God’s needs.