Shloka 3

Gāruḍa-Māhātmya and Tārkṣya-Stotra: Fruits of Hearing/Reciting and the Power of Garuḍa’s Praise

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच / व्यास उवाच / श्रुत्वैतद्गारुडं पुण्यं ब्रह्मास्मानित्युवाच ह

Transliteration

brahmovāca / vyāsa uvāca / śrutvaitadgāruḍaṃ puṇyaṃ brahmāsmānityuvāca ha

Translation

Brahmā bersabda; Vyāsa bersabda: “Setelah mendengar ajaran suci Gāruḍa ini, Brahmā pun berkata kepada kami demikian.”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गारुडम्: Garuda-related (Gāruḍa)
• गारुडम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (एतत्/पुण्यम् इत्यस्य)

• पुण्यम्: holy/meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ह: indeed/just
• ह: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Vyāsa (narrative attribution; the verse also includes the marker 'Brahmā said')

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa of the Gāruḍa teaching is itself purifying; revelation proceeds through an authorized lineage (Brahmā → sages).

Vedantic Theme: Śabda-pramāṇa and sampradāya: liberating knowledge is received through trustworthy transmission.

Application: Cultivate disciplined listening/recitation of Purāṇa with faith; honor the teacher–disciple chain when studying dharma and mokṣa texts.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.240.4-7 (lineage and phala of hearing); Garuda Purana Pretakalpa prologues that frame śravaṇa as purifier

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Vyāsa
• Garuḍa

FAQs

What is the importance of calling this teaching 'puṇya' (meritorious) in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse frames the Garuḍa-teaching as spiritually beneficial to hear and transmit, indicating that listening itself is considered a merit-bearing act in the Purāṇic tradition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it sets the narrative authority for the subsequent instruction. By establishing that Brahmā endorsed the teaching after hearing it, the text signals that the coming guidance on dharma and post-death matters is to be trusted.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach Garuḍa Purāṇa study as a disciplined listening/reading practice (śravaṇa), treating it as a merit-building act and a foundation for ethical living and informed ritual conduct.