Shloka 16

Devanagari script

वासुदेवात्समुत्पन्नो मायायां च खगेश्वर / स एव पुरुषोनाम विरिञ्च इति कीर्तितः

Transliteration

vāsudevātsamutpanno māyāyāṃ ca khageśvara / sa eva puruṣonāma viriñca iti kīrtitaḥ

Translation

हे खगेश्वरा! मायेमध्ये वासुदेवापासून उत्पन्न झालेला तोच परम पुरुष ‘विरिञ्च’ या नावाने कीर्तित आहे; तोच ब्रह्मा होय.

Word by Word

• वासुदेवात्: from Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (ablative/5th), एकवचनम् (singular)

• समुत्पन्नः: arisen/produced
• समुत्पन्नः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उत्-√पद्/पत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• मायायाम्: in Māyā
• मायायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम् (feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative/7th), एकवचनम् (singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• खगेश्वर: O lord of birds
• खगेश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: खगानाम् ईश्वरः

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (pronoun)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• पुरुषः: the person (Puruṣa)
• पुरुषः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• नाम: by name/namely
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Naming particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle), ‘called/namely’ अर्थे

• विरिञ्चः: Viriñca (Brahmā)
• विरिञ्चः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरिञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/निरूपण-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

• कीर्तितः: is proclaimed/called
• कीर्तितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘सः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Vāsudeva) addressing Garuda

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Brahmā (Viriñca) is an emanational role arising from Vāsudeva through Māyā; the ‘cosmic person’ designation is applied within the creative function.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara–Māyā relation; nāma-rūpa manifestation; subordinate creatorhood of Brahmā under the Supreme.

Application: Contemplate the hierarchy of principles: worship the source (Vāsudeva) while understanding Brahmā as a dependent cosmic office; use this to steady devotion and reduce ego-identification with ‘doership’.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16.17; Garuda Purana 3.16.18; Garuda Purana 3.16.19; Garuda Purana 3.16.20

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Maya
• Garuda (Khageshvara)
• Purusha
• Virincha (Brahma)

FAQs

What is the importance of Māyā in Garuda Purana cosmology?

This verse presents Māyā as the divine medium through which creation manifests—Brahmā (Viriñca) arises from Vāsudeva via Māyā, showing creation as dependent on the Supreme and His power.

Who is Viriñca in this verse?

Viriñca is a traditional epithet of Brahmā; the verse explicitly states that the cosmic Person born from Vāsudeva in Māyā is known as Viriñca (Brahmā).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages humility and devotion: creative power and personal agency operate within a higher order, so align actions with dharma and remember the Supreme source behind all outcomes.