Shloka 67

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

स वायुरिति संप्रोक्त इन्द्रादीनां खगेश्वर / हरितत्त्वेषु सर्वेषु स विष्वग्याव्यतेक्षणः

Transliteration

sa vāyuriti saṃprokta indrādīnāṃ khageśvara / haritattveṣu sarveṣu sa viṣvagyāvyatekṣaṇaḥ

Translation

Ó Senhor das aves (Garuda), ele é declarado como Vāyu — o sopro vital — para Indra e os demais deuses. Em todos os tattva e realidades, ele permeia por toda parte; sua visão se estende por todo o universo.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• वायुः: Vāyu (wind-god)
• वायुः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण/Identifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; ‘सः’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-paryavasāna (वचनपर्यवसान/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; उद्धरण/निगमनार्थकः (quotative particle)

• संप्रोक्तः: is declared/said
• संप्रोक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; ‘सः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• इन्द्र-आदीनाम्: of Indra and others
• इन्द्र-आदीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचनम्

• खग-ईश्वर: O lord of birds
• खग-ईश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्

• हरि-तत्त्वेषु: in all the principles/aspects of Hari
• हरि-तत्त्वेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी, बहुवचनम्

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी, बहुवचनम्; ‘तत्त्वेषु’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• विष्वक्-व्याप्त-ईक्षणः: whose vision/perception is all-pervading
• विष्वक्-व्याप्त-ईक्षणः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of ‘saḥ’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्वक् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + व्याप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य ईक्षणं विष्वक् व्याप्तम्’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāyu/prāṇa as a universal, all-pervading principle sustaining devas and permeating all tattvas.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin and sarva-vyāpti (immanence): the one power functioning as life-breath and cosmic pervasion.

Application: Contemplate prāṇa as sacred: practice mindful breathing and see life-force as shared across beings, reducing egoic separation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16 (Vāyu/Marut aṁśa identification thread)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (Khageshvara)
• Vayu
• Indra
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of Vayu-tattva in Garuda Purana?

This verse identifies Vāyu not merely as physical wind but as a pervasive principle recognized even among the devas (Indra and others), present throughout all tattvas as an all-pervading power.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By stressing Vāyu’s all-pervading role, the verse points to prāṇa (life-wind) as a subtle, universal force underlying embodied existence—relevant to how the jīva is sustained and moves through states of life and transition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat prāṇa as sacred: cultivate disciplined breath, purity, and self-control, recognizing that life-energy pervades all beings and supports ethical living and spiritual practice.