Shloka 35

Brahmāṇḍa-Āvaraṇa Nirūpaṇa, Virajā-Setu, and Prākṛta–Vaikṛta Sṛṣṭi

Devanagari script

इन्द्रस्याप्यापरोक्ष्यं स्यात्तथा प्रारब्धसंक्षयः / ब्रह्मणैव सहायाति हरिं नारायणं परम्

Transliteration

indrasyāpyāparokṣyaṃ syāttathā prārabdhasaṃkṣayaḥ / brahmaṇaiva sahāyāti hariṃ nārāyaṇaṃ param

Translation

ਇੰਦਰ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਅਪਰੋਖ ਗਿਆਨ ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਰਬਧ ਦਾ ਖ਼ਤਮਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਕੇਵਲ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਨੂੰ ਸਹਾਇ ਮੰਨ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਪਰਮ ਹਰਿ—ਨਾਰਾਇਣ—ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• इन्द्रस्य: of Indra
• इन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• अपरोक्ष्यम्: direct realization
• अपरोक्ष्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपरोक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be; occurs
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक

• प्रारब्ध-संक्षयः: exhaustion of prārabdha karma
• प्रारब्ध-संक्षयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रारब्ध (प्र-रभ् धातु, क्त कृदन्त) + संक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘प्रारब्धस्य संक्षयः’

• ब्रह्मणा: with Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण निपात (emphatic particle: only/indeed)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय

• आयाति: goes/attains (along with)
• आयाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; हरिम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन (appositional epithet)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) of ‘हरिम्/नारायणम्’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda, Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Aparokṣa-jñāna and prārabdha-kṣaya are possible even for Indra; Brahman alone is the true support leading to Hari-Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme.

Vedantic Theme: Non-dual support (Brahman) culminating in the personal Supreme (Hari/Nārāyaṇa): a Purāṇic reconciliation of jñāna and bhakti—knowledge as direct means, devotion as telos.

Application: Rely on inner realization rather than status/power; integrate jñāna with Viṣṇu-bhakti (japa, smaraṇa) while allowing residual karmic patterns to exhaust without discouragement.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.10.33-34 (Rudra/Brahmā), 3.10.36-37 (Garuḍa’s query and doubt)

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Brahman
• Hari
• Narayana

FAQs

What is the importance of aparokṣa-jñāna in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights aparokṣa-jñāna (direct realization) as a decisive spiritual attainment—so powerful that even a deity like Indra can attain it—leading one toward the Supreme Nārāyaṇa.

How does this verse explain prārabdha karma and its end?

It states that prārabdha—karma already set in motion and bearing fruit—can reach exhaustion, implying that realization and Brahman-centered refuge culminate in the wearing away of destiny’s remaining force.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Prioritize inner realization and steady God-centered living: cultivate knowledge/discernment, devotion to Hari-Nārāyaṇa, and disciplined conduct, understanding that spiritual maturity transforms how karmic momentum plays out.