Shloka 48

Brahmāṇḍa-Āvaraṇa Nirūpaṇa, Virajā-Setu, and Prākṛta–Vaikṛta Sṛṣṭi

Devanagari script

गरुड उवाच / सृष्टिरुक्ता त्वया पूर्वं श्रुता सम्यङ् मया हरे

Transliteration

garuḍa uvāca / sṛṣṭiruktā tvayā pūrvaṃ śrutā samyaṅ mayā hare

Translation

गरुड म्हणाला—हे हरे, तू पूर्वी सांगितलेली सृष्टीची कथा मी सम्यक् व स्पष्टपणे ऐकली आहे।

Word by Word

• गरुडः: Garuḍa
• गरुडः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सृष्टिः: creation
• सृष्टिः: कर्म/विषय (Topic/Patient of passive idea)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• उक्ता: was described/said
• उक्ता: विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (सृष्टिः) इति विशेष्येण सह

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: कर्तृकरण (Agent in passive / Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (pronoun), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• पूर्वम्: previously
• पूर्वम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• श्रुता: was heard
• श्रुता: विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (सृष्टिः) इति विशेष्येण सह

• सम्यक्: properly, well
• सम्यक्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• मया: by me / by myself
• मया: कर्तृकरण (Agent in passive / Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa (hearing) and assimilation of cosmological teaching as a prerequisite to deeper discrimination.

Vedantic Theme: Adhikāritva through śravaṇa–manana; knowledge begins with right reception of śāstra.

Application: Cultivate careful listening, verify understanding, then proceed to precise questioning rather than vague doubt.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.10 (preceding creation account: sṛṣṭi-kathana)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of the creation (sṛṣṭi) teaching in the Garuda Purana?

This verse marks Garuda’s confirmation that Vishnu’s earlier cosmological teaching has been understood, preparing the dialogue to move from creation into applied dharma and other doctrinal topics.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it sets the narrative foundation: understanding sṛṣṭi (the cosmic order) is presented as a prerequisite for later teachings about dharma, karma, and the soul’s post-death journey that follow in the Garuda–Vishnu dialogue.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach spiritual study as a step-by-step inquiry: first clarify foundational principles, then apply them to ethics, duties, and life decisions with attentiveness and accuracy.