Shloka 17

Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti

Devanagari script

बृहस्पतिरुवाच / संचिन्तयामि सततं तव चाननाब्जं त्वं देहि दुष्टविषयेषु विरक्तिमीश

Transliteration

bṛhaspatiruvāca / saṃcintayāmi satataṃ tava cānanābjaṃ tvaṃ dehi duṣṭaviṣayeṣu viraktimīśa

Translation

ବୃହସ୍ପତି କହିଲେ: ମୁଁ ସଦା ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପଦ୍ମମୁଖକୁ ଚିନ୍ତନ କରେ; ହେ ଈଶ, ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ବିଷୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ନେଇ ମୋତେ ବିରକ୍ତି ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: कर्ता (Speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संचिन्तयामि: I contemplate
• संचिन्तयामि: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः सम्

• सततम्: always
• सततम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्यय (adverb) ‘always’

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्धसूचक (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• आनन-अब्जम्: your lotus-face
• आनन-अब्जम्: कर्म (Object of ‘संचिन्तयामि’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन (प्रातिपदिक) + अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘आननम् एव अब्जम्’ (lotus-like face)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Karta of ‘देहि’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देहि: grant / give
• देहि: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दुष्ट-विषयेषु: in evil sense-objects
• दुष्ट-विषयेषु: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘दुष्टाः विषयाः’ (evil objects of sense)

• विरक्तिम्: dispassion
• विरक्तिम्: कर्म (Object of ‘देहि’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ईश: O Lord
• ईश: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Brihaspati (Guru of the Devas)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vairagya as grace: dispassion toward sense-objects arises through constant contemplation of the Lord.

Vedantic Theme: Turning the mind from vishaya to Vishnu; purification of antahkarana as a prerequisite for liberation.

Application: Daily japa/dhyana on the Lord’s form (especially the face/lotus imagery) and deliberate restraint from corrupting stimuli; cultivate discernment (viveka) about sense-objects.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.7.18-19 (argument for cutting attachment; refuge in the Lord)

Characters & Entities

• Brihaspati
• Isha (the Lord)

FAQs

What is the importance of vairagya (detachment) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames detachment as a divine gift gained through constant remembrance of the Lord, helping one turn away from harmful sense-objects that lead to sin and suffering.

How does this verse connect to Garuda Purana themes of karma and suffering?

By asking for dispassion toward “duṣṭa-viṣayas,” the verse points to the karmic danger of indulgence; restraint and devotion reduce actions that produce painful consequences described elsewhere in the Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice daily remembrance (japa, prayer, or meditation) and consciously reduce addictive or unethical pleasures; treat detachment as a spiritual discipline supported by devotion.