Shloka 70

Means to Liberation: Supremacy of Hari, Proper Salutations, and Purāṇic Authority

Devanagari script

मत्वा हरिं भगवान्व्यासरूपी चक्रे तदा भागवतं पुराणम् / तथा समाख्याय च वैष्णवं तत्ततः परं गारुडाख्यं स चक्रे

Transliteration

matvā hariṃ bhagavānvyāsarūpī cakre tadā bhāgavataṃ purāṇam / tathā samākhyāya ca vaiṣṇavaṃ tattataḥ paraṃ gāruḍākhyaṃ sa cakre

Translation

हरिं परमेश्वरं मत्वा भगवान् व्यासरूपेण तदा भागवतपुराणं चकार। तथा वैष्णवधर्मं समाख्याय ततः परं गारुडाख्यं पुराणं स चकार॥

Word by Word

• मत्वा: having considered
• मत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having thought/considered’

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• व्यास-रूपी: in the form of Vyāsa
• व्यास-रूपी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘व्यासस्य रूपी’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; विशेषण (भगवान्)

• चक्रे: made; composed
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• भागवतम्: Bhāgavata
• भागवतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुराणम्)

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• समाख्याय: having narrated
• समाख्याय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), उपसर्गयुक्त; ‘having narrated/declared’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वैष्णवम्: the Vaiṣṇava (text)
• वैष्णवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (ग्रन्थनाम)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Apadana/Krama (अपादान/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (from that; thereafter)

• परम्: further; next
• परम्: Krama (क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• गारुड-आख्यम्: named ‘Gāruḍa’
• गारुड-आख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; ‘गारुडम् आख्यं यस्य’ इति नामधेयार्थ (तत्पुरुष)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• चक्रे: made; composed
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice within Garuḍa Purāṇa; not a direct Vishnu–Garuḍa dialogue line in this verse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari as Supreme; Purāṇas as vehicles of Vaiṣṇava siddhānta transmitted via Vyāsa.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-paratva (supremacy of the Lord) and śāstra-prāmāṇya (scriptural authority) as means to right knowledge and devotion.

Application: Approach the Gāruḍa and Bhāgavata as authoritative guides for Viṣṇu-bhakti; study with a lineage-aware, śāstra-centered attitude.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.1.71-74 (praise of Garuḍa Purāṇa; Hari as pratipādya)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Vyasa
• Bhagavata Purana
• Garuda Purana

FAQs

What is the importance of Vyasa in the Garuda Purana’s tradition?

This verse credits the Purāṇic compilation to Vyāsa-form authorship, placing the Garuḍa Purāṇa within the authoritative Vyāsa lineage of Vaiṣṇava scripture.

How does this verse connect the Bhāgavata Purāṇa and the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

It presents a sequence: after affirming Hari as supreme, the composer (as Vyāsa) creates the Bhāgavata, teaches Vaiṣṇava doctrine, and then composes the text known as the Gāruḍa—linking them through a shared Vaiṣṇava focus.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a guide for study-priorities: approach Garuḍa Purāṇa teachings (including ritual and dharma sections) through a Hari-centered, Vaiṣṇava framework rather than as isolated rites.