Shloka 33

Kāraṇa-vyākhyā: Cosmic Agents, Rudra-Forms, Sense-Purity, and Ānanda-Tāratamya

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा हरिं पुलकाङ्गस्तु रुद्रः सभाष्पचक्षू रुद्धकण्ठश्च हृष्टः / अनाद्यनन्तब्रह्मकल्पेषु नैव कृतं यया स्मरणं सर्वदैव

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā hariṃ pulakāṅgastu rudraḥ sabhāṣpacakṣū ruddhakaṇṭhaśca hṛṣṭaḥ / anādyanantabrahmakalpeṣu naiva kṛtaṃ yayā smaraṇaṃ sarvadaiva

Translation

ହରିଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖି ରୁଦ୍ରଙ୍କ ଅଙ୍ଗରେ ରୋମାଞ୍ଚ ହେଲା; ଚକ୍ଷୁ ଅଶ୍ରୁପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ, କଣ୍ଠ ରୁଦ୍ଧ, ଏବଂ ସେ ହର୍ଷିତ ହେଲେ। ଅନାଦି-ଅନନ୍ତ ବ୍ରହ୍ମକଳ୍ପମାନଙ୍କରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେ ପୂର୍ବେ କେବେ ସର୍ବଦା ଏପରି ସ୍ମରଣ କରିନଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund)

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुलक-अङ्गः: whose body had horripilation
• पुलक-अङ्गः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुलक (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘पुलकानि अङ्गेषु यस्य’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• रुद्रः: Rudra (Śiva)
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स-भाष्प-चक्षुः: with tear-filled eyes
• स-भाष्प-चक्षुः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक) + भाष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘भाष्पयुक्ते चक्षुषी यस्य’

• रुद्ध-कण्ठः: with choked throat
• रुद्ध-कण्ठः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; √रुध्/रुन्ध्-धातोः क्त) + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘रुद्धः कण्ठः यस्य’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• हृष्टः: delighted
• हृष्टः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √हृष्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनादि-अनन्त-ब्रह्म-कल्पेषु: in beginningless and endless Brahmā-kalpas
• अनादि-अनन्त-ब्रह्म-कल्पेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनादि (प्रातिपदिक) + अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘अनाद्यनन्ते ब्रह्मकल्पे’ इत्यर्थे

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• एव: indeed, ever
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• कृतम्: done, performed
• कृतम्: Kriya-bhava (क्रियाभाव/Result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘स्मरणम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• यया: by which (she/that)
• यया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोग (relative)

• स्मरणम्: remembrance
• स्मरणम्: Karta (कर्ता; impersonal/nominal predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मरण (प्रातिपदिक; √स्मृ-धातोः भाववाचक-नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

Speaker

Narrator (Purana’s storyteller describing Rudra’s reaction on seeing Hari)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Darśana of Hari awakens bhāva-bhakti with sāttvika-vikāras; true smaraṇa can arise as a grace-event beyond ordinary time.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha as the catalyst for bhakti; the heart’s transformation (antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi) evidenced by spontaneous devotion.

Application: Value moments of genuine remembrance; cultivate conditions for bhakti (japa, stotra, satsanga) while recognizing grace as decisive.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: stuti and darśana motifs where devotion manifests physically (aśru, romāñca)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Rudra (Shiva)
• Brahma (via 'Brahma-kalpa')

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu-darshana (seeing Hari) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents darshana as a transformative devotional event, producing classical bhakti signs—tears, horripilation, and a choked voice—showing the soul’s deep awakening toward Hari.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader spiritual teaching?

Even exalted beings like Rudra are depicted as overwhelmed by remembrance of Hari, emphasizing that liberation-oriented wisdom is fulfilled through sustained smaraṇa (remembrance) and devotion across cosmic time.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate daily smaraṇa—japa, nama-sankirtana, or contemplative remembrance—so devotion becomes steady rather than occasional, turning spiritual practice into an “always” discipline.