Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशः पक्षीशेन महात्मना / उवाच कृपया कृष्णः प्रसन्नः कमलेक्षणः

Transliteration

evamukto hṛṣīkeśaḥ pakṣīśena mahātmanā / uvāca kṛpayā kṛṣṇaḥ prasannaḥ kamalekṣaṇaḥ

Translation

Assim interpelado pelo magnânimo senhor das aves, Hṛṣīkeśa (Śrī Kṛṣṇa), o de olhos de lótus, satisfeito e movido pela compaixão, falou.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• uktaḥ: having been addressed/said to
• uktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kridanta past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with हृषीकेशः

• hṛṣīkeśaḥ: Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• hṛṣīkeśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛṣīkeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• pakṣīśena: by the lord of birds (Garuḍa)
• pakṣīśena: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• mahātmanā: by the great-souled one
• mahātmanā: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent in passive sense)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; adjective qualifying पक्षीशेन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• kṛpayā: out of compassion
• kṛpayā: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; adverbial instrument

• kṛṣṇaḥ: Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; apposition to हृषीकेशः

• prasannaḥ: pleased, gracious
• prasannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective qualifying कṛṣṇaḥ

• kamalekṣaṇaḥ: lotus-eyed one
• kamalekṣaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamalekṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; compound: kamala + īkṣaṇa (lotus + eye) कर्मधारय

Speaker

Narrator (describing Lord Vishnu/Krishna speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prasāda as the gateway to instruction: divine compassion responds to sincere inquiry, initiating transformative teaching.

Vedantic Theme: Grace (anugraha) as a decisive condition for the rise of right knowledge; the Lord as inner controller and teacher.

Application: Before study or recitation, cultivate receptivity (prasāda-buddhi) and humility; begin learning with a brief prayer for clarity and compassion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.18 (transition verse introducing Kṛṣṇa’s forthcoming exposition)

Characters & Entities

• Hṛṣīkeśa (Vishnu/Krishna)
• Garuḍa (Pakṣīśa)

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu’s compassion in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the teaching as mercy-driven: the Lord responds kindly to Garuḍa’s inquiry, indicating that the forthcoming instructions are meant for guidance and upliftment, not fear.

How does this verse set up the Garuda–Vishnu teaching narrative?

It marks the transition from Garuḍa’s question to the Lord’s reply, identifying Garuḍa as the inquirer and Vishnu/Kṛṣṇa as the authoritative teacher who speaks calmly and compassionately.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach spiritual study—especially topics like death, karma, and duty—with sincerity and humility (like Garuḍa), and respond to others with clarity and compassion (like the Lord).