Shloka 6
Maṅgalācaraṇa, the Sages’ Inquiry, and Hari as Supreme with an Avatāra-Outline
ऋषय ऊचुः / सूत ! जानासि सर्वं त्वं पृच्छामस्त्वामतो वयम् / देवतानां हि को देव ईश्वरः पूज्य एव कः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ / sūta ! jānāsi sarvaṃ tvaṃ pṛcchāmastvāmato vayam / devatānāṃ hi ko deva īśvaraḥ pūjya eva kaḥ
ရိရှီတို့က ပြောကြသည်— «အို စူတာ၊ သင်သည် အရာအားလုံးကို သိသူဖြစ်၏။ ထို့ကြောင့် ကျွန်ုပ်တို့သည် သင့်ကို မေးမြန်းပါသည်။ ဒေဝတားတို့အနက် အမှန်တကယ်သော ဘုရားသည် မည်သူနည်း—အမြင့်ဆုံး အရှင် (ဣශ්ဝရ) သည် မည်သူနည်း၊ တစ်ဦးတည်းပင် ပူဇော်ထိုက်သူ မည်သူနည်း»
The sages (ṛṣis), addressing Sūta
Concept: Ekatva of Īśvara: among devas, the truly worship-worthy Supreme Lord is one.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-tattva and ekam eva advitīyam (one supreme reality as Lord) expressed theistically.
Application: Clarify one’s iṣṭa-devatā and direct worship/meditation toward the Supreme rather than scattered devatā-upāsanā.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: assembly (sabhā/āśrama setting implied)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.1.7-1.1.10 (continuation of the ṛṣis’ questions on dhyeya, sṛṣṭi, dharma, avatāra, varṇāśrama)
FAQs
This verse frames the text’s purpose: to establish who is truly īśvara and therefore the proper focus of worship, guiding devotion and dharma toward the highest principle.
Indirectly, it sets the theological foundation: understanding the Supreme Lord is the basis for right worship and right conduct, which later informs karma, post-death outcomes, and liberation themes in the Purana.
Use it as a filter for practice: prioritize worship and ethical living aligned with the Supreme (īśvara), rather than being scattered among many lesser aims.