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Shloka 58

Ahaṅkāra-Tripartition and the Rise of Indriyas, Devatās, and Cosmic Administrators

Devanagari script

तत्त्वाभिमानिनो देवानेवं सृष्ट्वा हरिः स्वयम् / प्रविवेश स देवेशस्तत्त्वेषु रमया सहा

Transliteration

tattvābhimānino devānevaṃ sṛṣṭvā hariḥ svayam / praviveśa sa deveśastattveṣu ramayā sahā

Translation

Demikianlah Hari sendiri mencipta para dewa yang memerintah serta mengidentifikasikan diri dengan prinsip-prinsip kosmik (tattva). Lalu Tuhan para dewa itu memasuki prinsip-prinsip tersebut bersama Ramā (Śrī/Lakṣmī).

Word by Word
तत्त्वाभिमानिनःthose identifying with the principles (tattvas)
तत्त्वाभिमानिनः:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeAdjective
Rootतत्त्व + अभिमानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-सम्बन्धार्थक-तत्पुरुषः (तत्त्वे अभिमानः येषाम्)
देवान्gods
देवान्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन
एवम्thus
एवम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/in this manner)
सृष्ट्वाhaving created
सृष्ट्वा:
Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having created)
हरिःHari (Viṣṇu)
हरिः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
स्वयम्himself
स्वयम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम् (अव्यय)
Formस्वयम्-शब्दः (indeclinable: oneself)
प्रविवेशentered
प्रविवेश:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + √विश् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
देवेशःLord of the gods
देवेशः:
Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)
तत्त्वेषुin the principles (tattvas)
तत्त्वेषु:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootतत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन
रमयाwith Ramā (Lakṣmī)
रमया:
Sahakari (सहकारी/Instrumental of accompaniment)
TypeNoun
Rootरमा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन
सहtogether with
सह:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Accompaniment marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय)
Formसह-योगार्थक-अव्यय (with; governs instrumental)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari), speaking to Garuda (Vinata-putra) in the Garuda Purana discourse

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Īśvara’s anupraveśa: the Lord creates presiding deities of tattvas and then pervades/enters the tattvas Himself with Śrī—grounding both cosmology and devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin (inner ruler) and sarva-vyāptitva (all-pervasion); nārāyaṇa as upādāna-nimitta (material and efficient) in Purāṇic theism; Śrī as inseparable śakti.

Application: Contemplate the divine presence within body-mind-world; practice remembrance (smaraṇa) that every faculty and element is pervaded by Hari; cultivate gratitude and non-separative vision in daily actions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.5 (tattva-sṛṣṭi sequence culminating in anupraveśa)

Characters & Entities
H
Hari (Vishnu)
D
Devas
T
Tattvas
R
Ramā (Lakshmi/Śrī)

FAQs

This verse states that after creating the deities who preside over the tattvas, Hari pervades those principles—showing that cosmic functions operate through devatās, yet ultimately rest in Vishnu’s indwelling presence.

By grounding the universe in tattvas pervaded by Hari, the verse implies that the jīva’s experience (body, senses, mind, and subtle principles) unfolds within these tattvas—so liberation involves recognizing the Lord as the inner reality behind them.

Cultivate devotion and discernment: see life’s changing states (body-mind processes) as tattva-based and pervaded by the Divine, reducing ego-identification and supporting dharmic living.

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