Shloka 51

Kāraṇa-vyākhyā: Cosmic Agents, Rudra-Forms, Sense-Purity, and Ānanda-Tāratamya

Devanagari script

पादारविन्दं तव विश्वमूर्ते योगीश्वरैर्हृदये संगृहीतम् / दृष्टं मया दयया वासुदेव द्रक्ष्ये कथं पुनरित्थं रुरोद

Transliteration

pādāravindaṃ tava viśvamūrte yogīśvarairhṛdaye saṃgṛhītam / dṛṣṭaṃ mayā dayayā vāsudeva drakṣye kathaṃ punaritthaṃ ruroda

Translation

Wahai Yang Berwujud Semesta! Kaki teratai-Mu disimpan dalam hati para yogi agung. Dengan belas kasihan-Mu, wahai Vāsudeva, aku telah menyaksikannya—bagaimanakah aku dapat melihat sesuatu yang lain lagi? Demikianlah dia menangis sedemikian rupa.

Word by Word

• पाद-अरविन्दम्: lotus-feet
• पाद-अरविन्दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अरविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पादस्य अरविन्दम्)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case, genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विश्व-मूर्ते: O universal-formed one
• विश्व-मूर्ते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सम्बोधन-रूप), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य मूर्तिः)

• योगीश्वरैः: by the lords among yogis
• योगीश्वरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (योगिनाम् ईश्वराः)

• हृदये: in the heart
• हृदये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case, locative), एकवचन

• संगृहीतम्: held/contained
• संगृहीतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगभावः; पादारविन्दम् प्रति विशेषणम्

• दृष्टम्: seen
• दृष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (मया) कर्तृकरणेन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr̥-karaṇa (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd case, instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दयया: through compassion
• दयया: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• वासुदेव: O Vāsudeva
• वासुदेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• द्रक्ष्ये: shall I see
• द्रक्ष्ये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रश्नवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (interrogative adverb)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (adverb)

• इत्थम्: in this way
• इत्थम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: in this manner)

• रुरोद: wept
• रुरोद: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu (Vasudeva)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Darśana of the Lord’s lotus-feet, held in the heart by yogins, arises by divine compassion and eclipses all other desires.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin and bhakti-yoga culminating in single-pointed absorption (ekāgratā) where the highest object alone remains desirable.

Application: Practice nāma-smaraṇa and heart-centered dhyāna on the Lord’s pādāravinda; cultivate gratitude for grace rather than entitlement to visions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.18.52-55 (continued cosmic-vision and chest-description; repeated weeping for darśana)

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Vishnu
• Yogis

FAQs

What is the importance of meditating on Vishnu’s lotus feet in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu’s lotus-feet as the highest object of contemplation—cherished in the hearts of the greatest yogins—implying that such remembrance anchors the mind in liberation-oriented devotion.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing compassionate darśana of Vāsudeva and single-pointed remembrance, it points to bhakti-yoga as a liberating orientation of consciousness, contrasting worldly re-seeing with sustained spiritual vision.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a daily practice of remembrance—japa, prayer, or focused meditation on Vishnu—so the mind repeatedly returns to a sacred center rather than being pulled by transient sights and anxieties.