Shloka 6

Vīrya, Māyā/Prakṛti, Śrī’s Inseparability, Paramāṇu, and Hari’s Infinitude

Devanagari script

लौकिकव्यवहारोयं भूभारक्षपणादिकः / तस्य दृर्ष्टि विना नान्यो लयः कृष्णादिना क्वचित्

Transliteration

laukikavyavahāroyaṃ bhūbhārakṣapaṇādikaḥ / tasya dṛrṣṭi vinā nānyo layaḥ kṛṣṇādinā kvacit

Translation

ഈ ലോകവ്യവഹാരം—ഭൂഭാരക്ഷയം മുതലായവ—പരമേശ്വരന്റെ ദൃഷ്ടി-പരിപാലനം കൂടാതെ കൃഷ്ണാദികളാൽ എവിടെയും അവസാനിക്കുന്നില്ല; ആ ദിവ്യ മേൽനോട്ടമില്ലാതെ ലയം ഇല്ല।

Word by Word

• लौकिक-व्यवहारः: worldly conduct/practice
• लौकिक-व्यवहारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लौकिक (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यवहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (लौकिकः व्यवहारः)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Visheshya (विशेष्य/Correlative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भू-भार-क्षपण-आदिकः: beginning with the removal of the earth’s burden
• भू-भार-क्षपण-आदिकः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक) + भार (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षपण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (भूभारस्य क्षपणम्—तदादिः)

• तस्य: of that (of it)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दृष्टिम्: vision/insight
• दृष्टिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Prepositional relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-निपातः/पूर्वप्रयोगः; ‘without’ (takes accusative)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अन्यः: another (one)
• अन्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• लयः: dissolution/cessation
• लयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कृष्ण-आदिना: by Krishna and others
• कृष्ण-आदिना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (कृष्णः आदिः यस्य—कृष्णादि)

• क्वचित्: ever/anywhere (at any time)
• क्वचित्: Desha-Kala (देश-काल/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vyavahāra (worldly divine play and cosmic maintenance) proceeds under the Supreme Lord’s supervision; without īśvara-dṛṣṭi, ordained dissolution does not occur.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as antaryāmin and niyantṛ (inner ruler); līlā within dharma of cosmos; dependence of prakṛti’s processes on the Lord.

Application: Cultivate īśvara-smṛti in action; see governance and outcomes as ultimately under divine order; act responsibly without ego of sole agency.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic realm/world

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.3.4–3.3.5 (paramārtha vs vyavahāra; pūrṇatā)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of the Lord’s dṛṣṭi (divine glance) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that worldly processes—like restoring balance by removing the earth’s burden—reach their ordained completion only under the Supreme Lord’s supervision; His dṛṣṭi is the enabling governance behind all cosmic functioning.

Does this verse diminish Krishna’s role as an avatar?

No. It frames Krishna’s actions as effective because they operate within the Supreme Lord’s overarching will and oversight—highlighting divine orchestration rather than denying avatāra power.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Act responsibly in worldly duties, but cultivate humility: results and resolution depend on a higher order; align actions with dharma rather than ego-driven control.