Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

तस्माद्विद्ध्यवतारार्थं व्याप्तत्वं चापि भण्यते / यत्तस्य व्यापकं रूपं परं नारायणं विदुः

Transliteration

tasmādviddhyavatārārthaṃ vyāptatvaṃ cāpi bhaṇyate / yattasya vyāpakaṃ rūpaṃ paraṃ nārāyaṇaṃ viduḥ

Translation

म्हणून जाणावे की भगवंताच्या अवताराला प्रयोजन आहे आणि त्यांचे सर्वव्यापकत्वही सांगितले जाते; कारण त्यांचे ते परम सर्वव्यापी स्वरूप ‘परम नारायण’ म्हणून ओळखले जाते।

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/therefore)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय (ablatival: therefore/from that)

• विद्धि: know; understand
• विद्धि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• अवतार-अर्थम्: for the purpose of incarnation
• अवतार-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवतार (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अवतारस्य अर्थः/for the purpose of descent/incarnation), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्याप्तत्वम्: pervasiveness
• व्याप्तत्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याप्तत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (also)

• भण्यते: is said; is stated
• भण्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भण् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive: is said)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• तस्य: of that (one)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्यापकम्: all-pervading
• व्यापकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विदुः: they know; they regard
• विदुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Avatāra is purposeful while the Lord remains all-pervading; the supreme all-pervading aspect is known as Nārāyaṇa.

Vedantic Theme: Transcendence-and-immanence: the Supreme remains vyāpaka even when manifesting as avatāra; nāma-rūpa does not limit Brahman/Īśvara.

Application: Hold avatāra-līlā as compassionate pedagogy while meditating on Nārāyaṇa as present in all beings and all places; cultivate non-sectarian reverence and steady remembrance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.3 (context: tattva/īśvara-jīva-jada discussion; pañca-bheda sequence continues in 3.3.55–57; guṇa-sṛṣṭi in 3.3.58)

Characters & Entities

• Narayana
• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Nārāyaṇa in this Garuda Purana verse?

It identifies Nārāyaṇa as the Lord’s supreme, all-pervading form—beyond any single localized manifestation—establishing the theological basis for devotion to the pervasive Supreme.

How does this verse explain avatāra and all-pervasiveness together?

It states that the Lord descends with a specific purpose (avatārārtha), yet simultaneously remains all-pervading (vyāptatva), so the avatāra does not limit the Supreme’s omnipresence.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live with reverence and ethical discipline by remembering that the Divine is present everywhere, while also learning from avatāra ideals (dharma, protection of truth, compassion) in daily conduct.