Shloka 7

Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi

Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

यदाहीशो विपुलामुद्धरेच्च तदा रामः श्रीभिदासंगमे च / करोति तोषत्सर्वदा वै रमायास्तस्याप्यावेशो व्यंस्त्रितमोनसंगम्

Transliteration

yadāhīśo vipulāmuddharecca tadā rāmaḥ śrībhidāsaṃgame ca / karoti toṣatsarvadā vai ramāyāstasyāpyāveśo vyaṃstritamonasaṃgam

Translation

പരമേശ്വരൻ മഹത്തായ ഭാരത്തെ (അഥവാ ഭൂമിയെ) ഉയർത്തി ഉദ್ಧരിക്കുമ്പോൾ, രാമനും ശ്രീ-ബന്ധമുള്ള പുണ്യസംഗമത്തിൽ രമാ (ലക്ഷ്മി)യ്ക്ക് നിത്യവും ആനന്ദം നൽകുന്നു. അവന്റെ ആവേശമാത്രത്തിൽ മനസ്സിലെ തമോമയബന്ധം ചിതറി നീങ്ങുന്നു.

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: कालाधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/causal nuance)

• ईशः: the Lord
• ईशः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विपुलाम्: vast/great
• विपुलाम्: कर्मविशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (implicit object)

• उद्धरेत्: should lift up/rescue
• उद्धरेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• रामः: Rama (Balarama)
• रामः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्री-भिदा-संगमे: at the meeting with Śrī-bhidā
• श्री-भिदा-संगमे: अधिकरण (Location/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + भिदा (प्रातिपदिक) + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (भिदया सह संगमः / श्री-भिदा इति विशेषणपूर्वक)

• च: also
• च: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• करोति: does/makes
• करोति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तोषत्: pleasing/satisfying
• तोषत्: क्रियाविशेषण (manner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) → तोषत् (शतृ-प्रत्यय, वर्तमानकृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (gerundial sense: 'pleasing')

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: कालाधिकरण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• रमायाः: of Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• रमायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• आवेशः: possession/entry
• आवेशः: कर्ता (subject of implied 'is/occurs')
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• व्यस्त्रित-तमः-संगम्: (having) dispelled the association with darkness
• व्यस्त्रित-तमः-संगम्: कर्म/विधेयविशेषण (object/complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यस्त्रित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + तमस् (प्रातिपदिक) + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तमसः संगमः) तथा पूर्वपद-विशेषण (व्यस्त्रित = 'dispelled')

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra in the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Īśvara’s avatāra/entry (āveśa) dispels tamas and mental bondage; delighting Ramā (Lakṣmī) indicates harmony of Lord and Śrī as grace-bestowing power.

Vedantic Theme: Removal of avidyā/tamas by īśvara-sannidhi; mind’s saṅga (attachment) loosened through divine contact and remembrance.

Application: Seek sāttvika environments (tīrtha, satsanga), practice nāma-smaraṇa; treat ‘entry’ as daily invocation—begin actions with remembrance to reduce mental entanglement.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tīrtha/saṅgama

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.28.6 (Viṣṇuloka and Śrī identity); Garuda Purana 3.28.10 (questioning causal links—nimitta)

Characters & Entities

• Isha (Supreme Lord)
• Rama
• Shri (Lakshmi)
• Rama (Ramā/Lakṣmī)

FAQs

What is the importance of divine presence (āveśa) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents āveśa—God’s entry/pervasion—as a force that dispels mental entanglement, implying that remembrance and devotion purify the inner state.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

While not describing post-death geography directly, it points to inner purification: loosening mind-attachment is a prerequisite for a clearer spiritual course and freedom from binding impressions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate steady devotion and remembrance of Vishnu/Rāma (japa, prayer, ethical living); the verse frames this as a method to reduce attachment-driven agitation of the mind.