Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

अनेकजन्मार्जितपापसंचयैरदर्शनं यास्यति देवदेव / एवं सुभक्त्या च रुरोद रुद्रो दृष्ट्वा हरिं सुर्वगुणैः संपूर्णम्

Transliteration

anekajanmārjitapāpasaṃcayairadarśanaṃ yāsyati devadeva / evaṃ subhaktyā ca ruroda rudro dṛṣṭvā hariṃ survaguṇaiḥ saṃpūrṇam

Translation

ਹੇ ਦੇਵਦੇਵ! ਅਨੇਕ ਜਨਮਾਂ ਦੇ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਪਾਪਾਂ ਕਰਕੇ ਜੀਵ ਤੇਰੇ ਦਿਵ੍ਯ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ ਵੰਚਿਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ‘ਅਦਰਸ਼ਨ’ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਨੂੰ ਪਹੁੰਚਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸੱਚੀ ਭਗਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਨੇ, ਸਰਬ ਗੁਣਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਪੂਰਨ ਹਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ, ਅੰਸੂ ਵਗਾਏ।

Word by Word

• अनेक-जन्म-आर्जित-पाप-संचयैः: by the accumulations of sins gathered over many births
• अनेक-जन्म-आर्जित-पाप-संचयैः: Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आर्जित (कृदन्त, √अर्ज् धातु) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + संचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/हेतु, 3rd case), बहुवचन; समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (अनेकजन्मना आर्जिताः पापसंचयाः)

• अदर्शनम्: non-vision; not seeing
• अदर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• यास्यति: will go/attain
• यास्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• देवदेव: O God of gods
• देवदेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (देवानां देवः)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• सुभक्त्या: with good devotion
• सुभक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• रुरोद: wept
• रुरोद: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• रुद्रः: Rudra (Śiva)
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

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

• सुर-गुणैः: with divine qualities
• सुर-गुणैः: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सुराणां गुणाः)

• संपूर्णम्: complete; fully endowed
• संपूर्णम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणं हरिम् प्रति

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration within Garuda Purana context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pāpa-sañcaya obstructs darśana; intense bhakti dissolves obstruction and yields direct experience of the all-auspicious Lord.

Vedantic Theme: Avidyā/impurity veils perception of Īśvara; devotion and grace remove the veil (mala-nivṛtti) enabling sākṣātkāra-like darśana.

Application: Treat repeated harmful habits as spiritual ‘visibility blockers’; practice repentance, restraint, and devotional remembrance to restore clarity and receptivity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: visionary sacred encounter

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: frequent linkage of pāpa to suffering/obstruction and bhakti to purification and uplift (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Devadeva

FAQs

What is the importance of darshan (divine vision) in Garuda Purana?

This verse frames darshan as a grace-filled spiritual attainment that can be obstructed by accumulated sins across births, implying that inner purity and devotion are prerequisites for truly “seeing” the Divine.

How does this verse explain the effect of sins accumulated over many births?

It states that pāpa-saṃcaya (heaped sins from many lives) leads to adarśana—loss of spiritual perception—so the soul becomes unable to behold the Lord’s presence and qualities.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate steady bhakti (devotion), ethical living, and repentance-based self-correction so that habitual wrongdoing does not dull spiritual clarity and reverence for the Divine.