Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तदेतत्सर्वमेवैतव्द्यक्ताव्यक्तस्वरूपवत् / तथा पुरुषरूपेण कालरूपेण च स्थितम्

Transliteration

tadetatsarvamevaitavdyaktāvyaktasvarūpavat / tathā puruṣarūpeṇa kālarūpeṇa ca sthitam

Translation

Всё это воистину существует лишь как То — имея природу и проявленного, и непроявленного; и Оно пребывает также в образе Пуруши и в образе Времени (Кала).

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एतत्: this (very)
• एतत्: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (तत् इत्यस्य विशेषण/समन्वय)

• सर्वम्: all (of this)
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनामवत्

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• व्यक्ताव्यक्तस्वरूपवत्: having the nature of the manifest and the unmanifest
• व्यक्ताव्यक्तस्वरूपवत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यक्त + अव्यक्त + स्वरूप + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय-प्रधान: व्यक्त-अव्यक्त-स्वरूपं यस्य तत्); ‘-वत्’ प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पुरुषरूपेण: in the form of Puruṣa
• पुरुषरूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी: पुरुषस्य रूपम्)

• कालरूपेण: in the form of Time
• कालरूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी: कालस्य रूपम्)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• स्थितम्: is situated/abides
• स्थितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (अस्ति इति लुप्त-क्रिया)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The One Reality alone appears as both manifest and unmanifest and abides as Puruṣa and as Time.

Vedantic Theme: Māyā/avyakta–vyakta framework; Īśvara as both immanent (vyakta) and transcendent (avyakta), with Kāla as His śakti/ordering principle.

Application: Practice seeing change (time) and form (manifest) as expressions of the same ground; reduce anxiety by re-framing events as movements within Kāla under the Puruṣa.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana cosmology passages describing vyakta/avyakta and kāla as divine power (general cosmological teaching)

Characters & Entities

• Puruṣa
• Kāla

FAQs

What is the importance of the manifest (vyakta) and unmanifest (avyakta) teaching in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames all existence as one Supreme Reality that appears in two modes—seen (manifest) and subtle/unseen (unmanifest)—supporting later teachings on soul, subtle body, and cosmic order.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By identifying the Supreme as both Puruṣa and Time, it implies the soul’s journey unfolds within Kāla (the law of change and consequence) while remaining grounded in the same ultimate Reality that pervades all states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate detachment and ethical living by remembering that worldly forms are transient (Time), while the underlying Reality is one—encouraging steadiness, devotion, and responsibility for one’s actions.