Shloka 84

Kāraṇānvēṣaṇam: The 32 Marks of Hari, Defects (Doṣas), Death-Omens, and Hari’s Omnipresence in Social & Household Life

Devanagari script

तत्याज देहं विष्णुपतित्वकामा मद्रेषु वै वीन्द्र पुत्री प्रजाता / स्वयंवरे लक्ष्मणाया अहं च भित्त्वा लक्ष्यं भूपतीन्द्रावयित्वा

Transliteration

tatyāja dehaṃ viṣṇupatitvakāmā madreṣu vai vīndra putrī prajātā / svayaṃvare lakṣmaṇāyā ahaṃ ca bhittvā lakṣyaṃ bhūpatīndrāvayitvā

Translation

Dilahirkan dalam kalangan Madra sebagai puteri Indra, beliau—menginginkan Viṣṇu sebagai suami—meninggalkan jasadnya. Dan aku juga, pada svayaṃvara Lakṣmaṇā, telah menembusi sasaran, lalu dengan itu menundukkan para raja di bumi.

Word by Word

• तत्याज: abandoned, gave up
• तत्याज: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• देहम्: body
• देहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• विष्णु-पतित्व-कामा: desiring the status of Vishnu's wife
• विष्णु-पतित्व-कामा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + पतित्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• मद्रेषु: among/in the Madras (people/land)
• मद्रेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative), बहुवचन (plural)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• वीन्द्र: O Vīndra
• वीन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• पुत्री: daughter
• पुत्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• प्रजाता: born, arisen
• प्रजाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्वयंवरे: in the svayaṃvara (bride-choosing ceremony)
• स्वयंवरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयंवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative), एकवचन (singular)

• लक्ष्मणायाः: of Lakṣmaṇā
• लक्ष्मणायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction), अव्यय

• भित्त्वा: having pierced/broken
• भित्त्वा: Kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• लक्ष्यम्: the target
• लक्ष्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• भूपति-इन्द्र-अवयित्वा: having (done) as the best of kings / having approached the king (uncertain reading)
• भूपति-इन्द्र-अवयित्वा: Kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अव-यि/अव-या? (धातु, पाठभेद/दुर्लभ)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; समासपूर्वपद: भूपतीन्द्र- (राजेन्द्र/भूपतिश्रेष्ठ)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrator in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Single-point desire for Viṣṇu as husband motivates extreme renunciation; divine-oriented resolve shapes destiny; heroic dharma in svayaṃvara.

Vedantic Theme: Īṣṭa-devatā-niṣṭhā (exclusive devotion) and saṅkalpa as transformative force; bhakti intertwined with dharmic action.

Application: Hold a clear spiritual aim; align major life choices with that aim; practice disciplined commitment without harming others.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: kingdom/court

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.22.83 (Lakṣmī’s constant worship leading to Hari’s pleasure)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Indra
• Lakshmana
• Madra (people/region)

FAQs

What is the importance of devotion to Vishnu in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse highlights single-pointed longing for Vishnu as the highest ideal, presenting devotion as a force that defines one’s destiny and spiritual aim.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing post-death rites here, the verse frames the soul’s direction through desire and intent—showing how aspiration toward the divine shapes one’s life narrative and ultimate goal.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate a clear life-aim (dharma) and steady devotion; disciplined focus and ethical conduct help align actions with one’s highest spiritual intention.