Shloka 24

Devanagari script

सर्वोत्तमो हरिरेकः सदैव यतः पूर्णः सर्वगुणैस्ततश्च / सृष्टौ यस्माज्जयते विश्वजातमतो हरिः सर्वगुणैश्च पूर्णः

Transliteration

sarvottamo harirekaḥ sadaiva yataḥ pūrṇaḥ sarvaguṇaistataśca / sṛṣṭau yasmājjayate viśvajātamato hariḥ sarvaguṇaiśca pūrṇaḥ

Translation

ହରି ଏକମାତ୍ର ସଦା ସର୍ବୋତ୍ତମ, କାରଣ ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଶୁଭଗୁଣରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ। ସୃଷ୍ଟିରେ ସମଗ୍ର ବିଶ୍ୱ ତାଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଜନ୍ମେ; ତେଣୁ ହରି ସର୍ବଗୁଣସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ଓ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ।

Word by Word

• सर्वोत्तमः: supreme/best of all
• सर्वोत्तमः: कर्तृविशेषण (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (sarveṣām uttamaḥ = best of all)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एकः: one/unique
• एकः: कर्तृविशेषण (Adjectival modifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; qualifying हरिः

• सदैव: always indeed
• सदैव: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा + एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• यतः: because
• यतः: हेतु (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (causal indeclinable: ‘because/for’)

• पूर्णः: complete/full
• पूर्णः: कर्तृविशेषण (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate of हरिः

• सर्वगुणैः: with all qualities
• सर्वगुणैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वगुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (sarva-guṇa = all qualities)

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: हेतु/परिणाम (Result marker/परिणाम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (consequential adverb: ‘therefore/from that’)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• सृष्टौ: in creation
• सृष्टौ: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण, 7th case), एकवचन; Locative singular

• यस्मात्: from whom
• यस्मात्: अपादान (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान, 5th case), एकवचन; Ablative singular

• जयते: is born/arises
• जयते: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Ātmanepada; ‘is born/arises’

• विश्वजातम्: the entire world/creation
• विश्वजातम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + जात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (viśva-jāta = all-born = entire creation)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: हेतु/परिणाम (Result marker/परिणाम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (therefore/for this reason)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वगुणैः: with all qualities
• सर्वगुणैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वगुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• पूर्णः: complete
• पूर्णः: कर्तृविशेषण (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate of हरिः

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari alone is eternally supreme, complete with all auspicious qualities; the universe arises from Him, confirming His fullness.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman/Īśvara as jagat-kāraṇa (cause of the universe) and pūrṇatva; alignment with Viśiṣṭādvaita-style emphasis on auspicious attributes (kalyāṇa-guṇas).

Application: Cultivate devotion grounded in theology: contemplate Hari as the source and support of all; let this stabilize faith and reduce dependence on lesser powers.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: recurring Hari-stuti and supremacy assertions across devotional passages (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of Hari being called ‘sarvottama’ in the Garuda Purana?

This verse establishes Hari (Vishnu) as the highest reality—complete in all auspicious qualities—making Him the ultimate refuge and object of devotion.

How does this verse explain the origin of the universe?

It states that the whole ‘viśvajātam’ (all creation) arises from Hari, presenting Him as the source-cause behind manifestation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate devotion and ethical living by remembering a single highest ideal—Hari’s fullness of virtues—as a guide for conduct, worship, and inner steadiness.