Shloka 31

Gāruḍa-Māhātmya and Tārkṣya-Stotra: Fruits of Hearing/Reciting and the Power of Garuḍa’s Praise

Devanagari script

तस्य पक्षस्य देवेन्द्रो यदानीतं हि दृष्टवान् / तदा तव सुपर्णोति नाम स्थानं जगत्त्रये

Transliteration

tasya pakṣasya devendro yadānītaṃ hi dṛṣṭavān / tadā tava suparṇoti nāma sthānaṃ jagattraye

Translation

तस्य पक्षस्य देवेन्द्रो यदानीतं दृष्टवान्, तदा हे सुपर्ण, तव ‘सुपर्णोति’ इति नाम स्थानं जगत्त्रये प्रसिद्धं प्रतिष्ठितम्।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पक्षस्य: of the wing
• पक्षस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• देवेन्द्रः: Indra, lord of the gods
• देवेन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् इन्द्रः)

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (when)

• आनीतम्: brought
• आनीतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from √नी (आ-नी); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘brought’

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निपात (indeed/for)

• दृष्टवान्: saw
• दृष्टवान्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having seen/saw’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सुपर्णोति: (called) ‘Suparṇa’
• सुपर्णोति: Sambandha (Naming/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुपर्ण + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशे ‘इति’ (so-called “Suparṇa”)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Naming/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक (as/namely)

• स्थानम्: place/abode
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (context: predicate/accusative of designation)

• जगत्त्रये: in the three worlds
• जगत्त्रये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (जगतानां त्रयम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sacred places arise from divine acts and remembrance; honoring Garuḍa aligns one with protective, dharmic power.

Vedantic Theme: Smṛti and śraddhā sanctify space; devotion to Viṣṇu’s vāhana (Garuḍa) supports bhakti-sādhana.

Application: Cultivate remembrance of dharmic exemplars; visit/mentally honor sacred sites tied to virtue; use place-memory to strengthen devotion and courage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred site/kshetra (etiological)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.240 (naming of Suparṇoti; Indra’s recognition)

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Devas
• Garuda (Suparna)
• Three Worlds (Trailokya)

FAQs

What is the importance of the name ‘Suparṇoti’ in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents ‘Suparṇoti’ as a celebrated designation/place associated with Garuda, made renowned across the three worlds after Indra recognizes the returned wing—signifying divine acknowledgment and lasting fame.

How does this verse connect Garuda and Indra in the narrative?

It depicts Indra witnessing a wing that had been brought back, and that event becomes the narrative trigger for Garuda’s status/place (‘Suparṇoti’) being established and proclaimed throughout trailokya.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

The verse highlights that integrity and recognized service can establish lasting honor—encouraging actions that withstand scrutiny and earn respect in one’s community.