Shloka 35

Hari-stuti by Śrī, Brahmā, Vāyu, Sarasvatī, Śeṣa, Garuḍa, Rudra, Vāruṇī and Pārvatī

Humility, Surrender, and the Power of the Name

Devanagari script

एवं विदित्वा परमो गुरुर्मम वायुर्दयालुर्मम वल्लभश्च / हरेर्गुणान्सर्वगुणप्रसारान्ममैव योग्यान्सुखमुख्यभूतान्

Transliteration

evaṃ viditvā paramo gururmama vāyurdayālurmama vallabhaśca / harerguṇānsarvaguṇaprasārānmamaiva yogyānsukhamukhyabhūtān

Translation

ဤသို့ သိမြင်ပြီးနောက် ငါ၏ အမြင့်ဆုံး ဂုရုမှာ ဝါယုဖြစ်သည်—ကြင်နာသနား၍ ငါ့အတွက် ချစ်ခင်ရသူလည်း ဖြစ်သည်။ ထို့ပြင် ဟရီ၏ ဂုဏ်တော်များသည် ကုသိုလ်ဂုဏ်အားလုံး ပြန့်ပွားရာ အရင်းအမြစ်ဖြစ်၍ ငါနှင့် သင့်လျော်သည်—အထူးသဖြင့် ဘက္တိမှ ပေါက်ဖွားသော ပျော်ရွှင်မှုသည် အဓိကဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakara (प्रकार/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• विदित्वा: having known
• विदित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having known’

• परमः: supreme
• परमः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; qualifies गुरु: ‘supreme’

• गुरुः: teacher
• गुरुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• वायुः: Vāyu
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• दयालुः: compassionate
• दयालुः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दयालु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; qualifies वायु

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• वल्लभः: beloved
• वल्लभः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• गुणान्: qualities
• गुणान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• सर्व-गुण-प्रसारान्: spreading all virtues
• सर्व-गुण-प्रसारान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: सर्वेषां गुणानां प्रसाराः (as qualifier of गुणान्)

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• योग्यान्: fit, suitable
• योग्यान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; qualifies गुणान्

• सुख-मुख्य-भूतान्: constituting the chief happiness
• सुख-मुख्य-भूतान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (कृदन्त; √भू धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; तत्पुरुष: सुखं मुख्यं (प्रधानं) येषां ते; भूत used as ‘become/constituted’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari) instructing Garuda (Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Recognize the compassionate guru (Vāyu) and take refuge in Hari’s virtues, the fountainhead from which all virtues spread; devotion’s joy is the chief qualification and fruit.

Vedantic Theme: Guru-upadeśa as indispensable; bhakti as purifier and as a direct savoring of ānanda that aligns the seeker with the Supreme.

Application: Honor one’s teacher/lineage; cultivate virtues as expressions of Hari’s guna; keep devotion joy-centered rather than fear-centered.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: guru-mahima and the necessity of guidance; repeated glorification of Hari’s guna as source of all dharma

Characters & Entities

• Vayu
• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the importance of Hari’s qualities in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Hari’s guṇas as the fountainhead from which all virtues expand, making remembrance and cultivation of those qualities a direct path to inner upliftment and joy.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing post-death geography here, it points to the inner cause of a favorable journey: aligning oneself with divine virtues and guidance (guru-tattva), which shapes one’s tendencies and destiny.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat spiritual guidance as sacred, and daily reflect on and practice Hari-like virtues (compassion, truthfulness, self-restraint); the verse highlights that such cultivation yields the foremost fruit—sukha grounded in devotion.