Shloka 5
Stuti to Vāsudeva and the Vyūhas; Dharma-Jñāna as the Path to the Lotus-Feet
मृन्मयीं वहसि क्षोणीं तस्मै ते ब्रह्मणे नमः / यन्न स्पृशन्ति न विदुः मनोबुद्धीन्द्रियासवः / अन्तर्बहिस्त्वं चरसि व्योमतुल्यं नमाम्यहम्
mṛnmayīṃ vahasi kṣoṇīṃ tasmai te brahmaṇe namaḥ / yanna spṛśanti na viduḥ manobuddhīndriyāsavaḥ / antarbahistvaṃ carasi vyomatulyaṃ namāmyaham
Sembah sujud kepada Brahman itu—Engkau yang menanggung bumi yang bersifat tanah liat. Yang tidak dapat disentuh atau benar-benar diketahui oleh minda, budi, pancaindera dan nafas hayat—Engkau bergerak di dalam dan di luar, laksana langit; kepada-Mu aku bersujud.
Garuda (Vinata-putra), offering a hymn of praise
Concept: Brahman/Īśvara is beyond mind, intellect, senses, and prāṇa, yet pervades within and without like space.
Vedantic Theme: Nirguṇa-brahma apophatic pointer (agocara) alongside sarvavyāpitva (ākāśavat vyāpti).
Application: Practice neti-neti style discernment: notice limits of cognition; cultivate spacious awareness and humility; pair with devotion (namāmi) to avoid dry abstraction.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmic-support
Related Themes: Garuda Purana praises of Hari as antaryāmin and vyāpaka
FAQs
It presents Brahman as the ultimate reality that supports the world yet remains beyond the reach of mind, intellect, senses, and even the vital breaths—pervading both within and without.
By stating that manas, buddhi, indriyas, and prāṇa (asavaḥ) cannot grasp Brahman, it distinguishes the subtle-body instruments from the transcendent Self/Absolute that the Purana urges one to realize.
Use it to cultivate humility and inner discipline: observe the mind and senses without being ruled by them, and combine devotion with contemplation on the all-pervading, space-like presence of Brahman.