Shloka 49

Paramparā (Transmission), Rudra’s Viṣṇu-Dhyāna, and the Garuḍa Purāṇa’s Origin-Impulse

Devanagari script

पुरा मां गरुडः पक्षी तपसाराधयद्भुवि / तुष्ट ऊचे वरं ब्रूहि मत्तो वव्रे वरं स तु

Transliteration

purā māṃ garuḍaḥ pakṣī tapasārādhayadbhuvi / tuṣṭa ūce varaṃ brūhi matto vavre varaṃ sa tu

Translation

ရှေးကာလ၌ တောင်ပံရှိသော ဂရုဍ ပျံသန်းငှက်သည် မြေပြင်ပေါ်တွင် တပသဖြင့် ငါ့ကို အာရాధနာ ပြုခဲ့၏။ ငါ ပျော်ရွှင်၍ «ငါထံမှ ဆုတောင်းတစ်ပါး ပြောလော့» ဟု ဆိုရာ၊ သူသည် ငါထံမှ ဆုတောင်းတစ်ပါးကို ရွေးယူခဲ့၏။

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adverbial (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गरुडः: Garuḍa
• गरुडः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पक्षी: the bird
• पक्षी: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• आराधयत्: worshipped, propitiated
• आराधयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः—worshipped/propitiated

• भुवि: on the earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भूमि-सम्बन्ध)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अर्थः—on earth

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √तुष्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

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

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: speak, tell
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मत्तः: from me
• मत्तः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• वव्रे: chose, requested
• वव्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; अर्थः—chose/asked for

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed, then
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अर्थः—indeed/but (contrast/emphasis)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Tapas offered to the Lord yields prasāda; divine grace responds to sincere discipline.

Vedantic Theme: Saguṇa-īśvara upāsanā as a means; grace (anugraha) complements effort (puruṣakāra).

Application: Sustain a focused sādhana (japa, fasting, service) with humility; when results come, choose boons aligned with dharma and compassion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tapas-sthāna (austerity site)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.2.50 (Garuḍa’s boon request: freeing Vinatā and obtaining amṛta)

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Lord Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of tapas (austerity) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents tapas as a means of propitiating Vishnu, leading to divine grace and the granting of boons—setting the authority for the teachings that follow.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

Indirectly: it frames the Vishnu–Garuḍa dialogue as divinely sanctioned, establishing Garuḍa as a qualified recipient of later instructions on death, rites, and post-death realities.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Sincere discipline (tapas) and devotion aligned with dharma are shown as effective spiritual practice—cultivating steadiness, humility, and receptivity to higher guidance.