Shloka 64

Gradations of Bliss and Knowledge; Lakṣmī’s Special Insight; The Rarity of Bhakti in Kali-yuga; Nīlā’s Vow and Śrīnivāsa Darśana

Devanagari script

भवामि तव भर्ताहं नात्र कार्या विचारणा / एवमुक्ता सुता कन्या पुरण्यराशिं हरिं परम्

Transliteration

bhavāmi tava bhartāhaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā / evamuktā sutā kanyā puraṇyarāśiṃ hariṃ param

Translation

“ഞാൻ നിന്റെ ഭർത്താവാകും; ഇവിടെ ഇനി ആലോചന വേണ്ട.” ഇങ്ങനെ അരുളിയപ്പോൾ, ആ പുത്രി-കന്യ പരമഹരി, പുണ്യനിധി,യോട് മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു।

Word by Word

• भवामि: I become / I shall be
• भवामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• भर्ता: husband
• भर्ता: Pradhāna-predicative (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: (is) necessary
• कार्या: Karta (कर्ता) (impersonal predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; भावे/कर्तव्यतायाम्—‘to be done/necessary’

• विचारणा: deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (कर्ता) (impersonal predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• उक्ता: (having been) addressed/said to
• उक्ता: Karta (कर्ता) (of implied action ‘being spoken’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः—‘having been said/spoken to’

• सुता: the daughter
• सुता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कन्या: the maiden
• कन्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सुता इति समानाधिकरणम्

• पुण्य-राशिम्: heap/abundance of merit
• पुण्य-राशिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य + राशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying हरिम्)

Speaker

Narrator (within the Purana’s story-frame); the quoted line is spoken by a prospective groom addressing the maiden

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Total reliance on the Lord’s will; union with Hari as supreme auspicious attainment.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as Paramātman and ‘purāṇya-rāśi’ (storehouse of sacred merit), implying that all puṇya culminates in devotion to Him.

Application: Reduce over-deliberation in dharmic choices once clarity is gained; orient life-goals toward devotion and service to Hari.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: dialogue setting (unspecified)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.19.63 (Kali-yuga avatāra declaration); Garuda Purana 3.19.65 (maiden’s reciprocal vow); Garuda Purana 3.19.67 (boon-fulfillment assurance)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the key message of this verse in the Garuda Purana?

It conveys decisive commitment (“no further deliberation is needed”) and frames Hari (Vishnu) as the Supreme and the repository of merit, anchoring the episode in dharmic certainty and devotion.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes like dharma and merit (puṇya)?

By calling Hari “puṇya-rāśi” (treasury of merit), the verse links righteous resolve and life-events to the larger puranic idea that dharma and devotion accrue spiritual merit under the Supreme.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Make major vows only after clarity, then uphold them without wavering; and keep actions aligned with dharma and devotion, treating integrity as a form of puṇya (spiritual merit).