Shloka 31

Maṅgalācaraṇa, the Sages’ Inquiry, and Hari as Supreme with an Avatāra-Outline

Devanagari script

एकोनविंशे विंशतिमे वृष्णिषु प्राप्य जन्मनी / रामकृष्णाविति भुवो भगवानहरद्भरम्

Transliteration

ekonaviṃśe viṃśatime vṛṣṇiṣu prāpya janmanī / rāmakṛṣṇāviti bhuvo bhagavānaharadbharam

Translation

Dalam penjelmaan ke-19 dan ke-20, Bhagavan bersemayam lahir dalam kaum Vṛṣṇi sebagai Rāma dan Kṛṣṇa, lalu meringankan beban bumi.

Word by Word

• ekonaviṃśe: in the nineteenth
• ekonaviṃśe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka + ūna + viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सङ्ख्याविशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्; अधिकरणे (locative of time/position)

• viṃśatime: in the twentieth
• viṃśatime: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṃśatitama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रमवाचकविशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचनम्; अधिकरणे

• vṛṣṇiṣu: among the Vṛṣṇis
• vṛṣṇiṣu: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचनम्; अधिकरणे (among/in the Vṛṣṇis)

• prāpya: having attained
• prāpya: Kriya (Gerundial/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिकक्रिया; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• janmanī: in (two) births
• janmanī: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), द्विवचनम्; अधिकरणे (in (two) births)

• rāmakṛṣṇau: Rāma and Kṛṣṇa
• rāmakṛṣṇau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma + kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमासः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचनम्

• iti: thus / called
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-शब्दः; उद्धरण/नामनिर्देशार्थक-अव्ययम् (quotative/marker)

• bhuvaḥ: of the earth
• bhuvaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धे (genitive)

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्; विशेष्य (apposition to subject)

• harat: removing
• harat: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; ‘bhagavān’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• bharam: burden
• bharam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्; कर्म (object)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narration to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Avatāra as divine intervention to restore cosmic order and protect the world.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara’s līlā and dharma-saṃsthāpana; the Absolute appearing through nāma-rūpa without losing transcendence.

Application: Cultivate remembrance (smaraṇa) of Rāma-Kṛṣṇa as protectors; interpret crises as calls to dharmic action aligned with devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: dynastic/region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.1.34 (countless avatāras); Garuda Purana 1.1.33 (Kalki)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vṛṣṇi
• Rama
• Krishna
• Bhūmi (Earth)

FAQs

What is the importance of Rama and Krishna in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights them as divine incarnations of Bhagavān who appear to restore dharma and relieve the earth’s burden, anchoring the Purana’s theology of avatāra and cosmic order.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by presenting Bhagavān’s incarnations as protectors of dharma, it implies that living in alignment with dharma and devotion supports the soul’s auspicious progress, a theme developed later in the text’s teachings on karma and afterlife.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow dharma in daily conduct and cultivate devotion to Rama/Krishna—seeing ethical living as participation in restoring balance in society and within oneself.