Shloka 92

The Extent of Questions: Deathbed Rites, Kāla (Time), and Karma-Vipāka Rebirths

Devanagari script

एतत्ते सर्वंमाख्यातं यत्पृष्टो ऽहमिह त्वया

Transliteration

etatte sarvaṃmākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭo 'hamiha tvayā

Translation

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यत्पृष्टोऽहमिह त्वया॥

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदानार्थे

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; एतत् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• आख्यातम्: explained/told
• आख्यातम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicate ("has been explained")

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• पृष्टः: asked
• पृष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु) + क्त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अहम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम् ("having been asked")

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana dialogue structure: frequent ‘etatte… ākhyātam’ closures before new prashna begins

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in Garuda Purana?

It functions as a closing statement in the teacher–disciple dialogue, indicating that Vishnu has completed the requested explanation to Garuda.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it signals that the preceding section has already covered what Garuda asked—typically matters of death rites, the preta state, and the consequences of karma—rather than adding new details itself.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Seek clarity through sincere questioning and then follow the guidance received—especially regarding dharma, ethical conduct, and prescribed rites for the departed.