Shloka 30

Gāruḍa-Māhātmya and Tārkṣya-Stotra: Fruits of Hearing/Reciting and the Power of Garuḍa’s Praise

Devanagari script

त्वया वज्रपहारेण पक्षमुक्तं पुरा स्वतः? / दधीचवज्रशक्राणां मातुरर्थाय नान्यथा

Transliteration

tvayā vajrapahāreṇa pakṣamuktaṃ purā svataḥ? / dadhīcavajraśakrāṇāṃ māturarthāya nānyathā

Translation

သင်သည် တစ်ခါက မိမိဆန္ဒဖြင့်ပင် ဝဇ္ရ၏ ထိုးခတ်မှုကြောင့် တောင်ပံကို ဆုံးရှုံးခဲ့သလော။ အခြားအကြောင်းမဟုတ်၊ မိခင်အတွက်သာ—ဒဓီချိ၏ အရိုးမှ ပြုလုပ်သော အိန္ဒြ၏ ဝဇ္ရနှင့် ဆက်စပ်၍ ဖြစ်၏။

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• वज्रपहारेण: by a thunderbolt-strike
• वज्रपहारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र + प्रहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वज्रेण प्रहारः)

• पक्षम्: wing
• पक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• उक्तम्: said/declared
• उक्तम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘said/declared’ (contextually: ‘stated’)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb: formerly)

• स्वतः: of itself/by oneself
• स्वतः: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेतुवाचक/स्वयम्-अर्थ (by oneself/of one’s own accord)

• दधीचवज्रशक्राणाम्: of (those) of Śakra with Dadhīci’s thunderbolt
• दधीचवज्रशक्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधीच + वज्र + शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (दधीचस्य वज्रं; तेन शक्रः) — ‘of Indra (Śakra) with the Dadhīci-thunderbolt’

• मातुः: of the mother
• मातुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अर्थाय: for the sake/purpose
• अर्थाय: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (otherwise)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (addressing Garuda/Vinata-putra in dialogue)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mātṛ-bhakti and duty can sanctify suffering; sacrifice for a righteous cause becomes ennobling.

Vedantic Theme: Tyāga and niṣkāma orientation purify; personal loss can serve dharma without egoic clinging.

Application: Endure hardship for legitimate responsibilities (care for parents/guardians); transform adversity into purposeful service rather than resentment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: celestial court/battlefield (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.240 (Garuḍa–Indra encounter; wing episode; mother’s liberation motive)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Indra (Shakra)
• Sage Dadhici
• Vinata

FAQs

What is the importance of serving one’s mother in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Garuda’s suffering (being made wingless by the vajra) as something endured specifically for his mother’s sake, presenting filial duty as a powerful form of dharma.

How does this verse connect Indra’s vajra and Sage Dadhici?

It alludes to the well-known tradition that Indra’s thunderbolt was fashioned from Dadhici’s essence, linking Garuda’s injury to that divine weapon and its sacred origin.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat care for parents—especially in times of hardship—as a primary dharma, and accept personal inconvenience when it supports righteous responsibility.