Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

पादारविन्दे सुनखैर्विभूषिते दृष्टे मया केन पुण्येन देव / दृष्ट्वादृष्ट्वा पादपद्मं मुरारेः पुनः पुना रुद्धकण्ठो बभूव

Transliteration

pādāravinde sunakhairvibhūṣite dṛṣṭe mayā kena puṇyena deva / dṛṣṭvādṛṣṭvā pādapadmaṃ murāreḥ punaḥ punā ruddhakaṇṭho babhūva

Translation

О Господь, по какой заслуге я узрел Твои лотосные стопы, украшенные сияющими ногтями? Снова и снова, увидев и затем утратив из виду лотосные стопы Мурари, я вновь и вновь ощущал, как горло сжимается от чувства.

Word by Word

• पाद-अरविन्दे: in/at the lotus-foot
• पाद-अरविन्दे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अरविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘पादस्य अरविन्दम्’

• सु-नखैः: with beautiful nails
• सु-नखैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (प्रातिपदिक) + नख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘सु’ + ‘नख’

• विभूषिते: adorned
• विभूषिते: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-भूष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘पादारविन्दे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• दृष्टे: when (it was) seen
• दृष्टे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (कर्ता; agent in passive/absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• केन: by what? through what?
• केन: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• पुण्येन: by (what) merit
• पुण्येन: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देव: O Lord
• देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund)

• अदृष्ट्वा: having not seen / missing (it)
• अदृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक-क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (negative gerund)

• पाद-पद्मम्: the lotus-foot
• पाद-पद्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘पादस्य पद्मम्’

• मुरारेः: of Murāri (Viṣṇu)
• मुरारेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुर-अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘मुरस्य अरिः’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक (adverb)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक

• रुद्ध-कण्ठः: with choked throat
• रुद्ध-कण्ठः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; √रुध्/रुन्ध्-धातोः क्त) + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu (Murāri)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Darśana is experienced as the fruit of puṇya and grace; attachment to the Lord’s lotus-feet becomes the center of devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Śaraṇāgati to the Lord’s feet; puṇya as preparatory, anugraha as decisive; the feet symbolize the ultimate support (āśraya).

Application: Engage in meritorious acts and steady worship; when spiritual experiences fluctuate, return to simple refuge—remembrance of the Lord’s feet and names.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated glorification of Vishnu’s feet and the salvific power of remembrance

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Lord Vishnu
• Murari

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu’s lotus-feet in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats the Lord’s lotus-feet as the supreme object of devotion (darśana) whose sight arises from punya and produces overwhelming bhakti, implying inner purification and spiritual uplift.

How does this verse relate to karma (puṇya) in the Garuda Purana?

Garuda asks “by what merit” he gained the vision, indicating that divine darśana is linked to accumulated virtue and grace—merit ripens into direct spiritual experience.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate puṇya through ethical living, worship, and remembrance of Vishnu; treat devotional practice as a way to steady the mind so that spiritual insight is not fleeting.