Shloka 63

Jñāna-hetu-nirūpaṇa

On the Causes/Means of Knowledge

Devanagari script

व्यासरामादिरूपेष्वनृषिविप्रत्वचिन्तनम् / कृष्णरामादिरूपेषु अन्तरस्य विचिन्तनम्

Transliteration

vyāsarāmādirūpeṣvanṛṣivipratvacintanam / kṛṣṇarāmādirūpeṣu antarasya vicintanam

Translation

Созерцай, что в образах Вьясы и Рамы Он не (лишь) риши и не просто брахман; и размышляй о внутренней реальности — о Господе, пребывающем в сердце, — в образах Кришны и Рамы.

Word by Word

• व्यास-राम-आदि-रूपेषु: in forms such as Vyāsa and Rāma
• व्यास-राम-आदि-रूपेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक) + राम (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन

• अनृषि-विप्रत्व-चिन्तनम्: thinking that (he is) not a sage/Brahminhood (i.e., imagining non-sagehood)
• अनृषि-विप्रत्व-चिन्तनम्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन् (नञ्-प्रत्यय/अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + विप्रत्व (प्रातिपदिक) + चिन्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नञ्-समासः (negation)

• कृष्ण-राम-आदि-रूपेषु: in forms such as Kṛṣṇa and Rāma
• कृष्ण-राम-आदि-रूपेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + राम (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन

• अन्तरस्य: of difference/inner distinction
• अन्तरस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/षष्ठī)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• विचिन्तनम्: thinking, reflection
• विचिन्तनम्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचिन्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Avatāra-tattva: the Lord is not reducible to the apparent human/varna/āśrama identity; He is the inner ruler present within those forms.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin-brahman; nāma-rūpa as upādhi; īśvara as inner Self beyond social designation.

Application: When contemplating revered figures (or any person), shift from external labels to the indwelling divinity; practice antaryāmin-dhyāna while reciting Rāma/Kṛṣṇa names.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.12.64 (antaryāmin in Rāma/Kṛṣṇa); Garuda Purana 3.12.66 (Kṛṣṇa as pañcadhātu and cidānanda); Garuda Purana 3.12.67 (seeing Hari in parents and dvija)

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Rama
• Krishna

FAQs

What is the importance of contemplating Vishnu’s forms like Vyasa, Rama, and Krishna in Garuda Purana?

This verse stresses discernment: one should see these revered figures not merely as social/religious roles (sage or brāhmaṇa), but as manifestations through which the Supreme is understood and meditated upon.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By directing the mind to the antaryāmin (inner indweller), it supports inner purification and right knowledge—key spiritual supports in the Garuda Purana’s broader guidance on liberation beyond fear of afterlife states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice daily remembrance by looking past labels and status, and cultivate devotion and discernment—seeing the Divine presence within and behind exemplary lives and sacred narratives.