Shloka 26

Viṣṇv-ekapūjya-nirṇaya; Gaṅgā-Viṣṇupadī-māhātmya; Kali-yuga doṣa; Puṣkara-dharma of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa

Devanagari script

रोणीं धृत्वा रोहति योग्यस्थानं तस्माच्च सा रोहिणीति प्रसिद्धा / आदित्यभार्या नाम संज्ञा खगेन्द्र ज्ञेया सा नारायणस्य स्वरूपा

Transliteration

roṇīṃ dhṛtvā rohati yogyasthānaṃ tasmācca sā rohiṇīti prasiddhā / ādityabhāryā nāma saṃjñā khagendra jñeyā sā nārāyaṇasya svarūpā

Translation

‘ரோணீ’ என்ற பெயரைத் தாங்கி அவள் தகுந்த நிலையினை ஏறுகின்றாள்; ஆகவே ‘ரோஹிணீ’ எனப் புகழ்பெற்றாள். ஓ ககேந்திரா, அவளின் பெயர்ச் சுட்டு ‘ஆதித்ய-பார்யா’; அவள் நாராயணனின் ஸ்வரூப வெளிப்பாடே.

Word by Word

• रोणीम्: (the) roṇī (name/thing)
• रोणीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• धृत्वा: having held/taken
• धृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having held/taken’

• रोहति: ascends/rises
• रोहति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुह्/रोह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• योग्य-स्थानम्: a suitable place/position
• योग्य-स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः अर्थः ‘योग्यं स्थानम्’ (a suitable place)

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (ablatival adverbial), ‘therefore/from that’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सा: she/that (female)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (pronoun)

• रोहिणी: Rohiṇī (name)
• रोहिणी: Pratijñā/Viśeṣya (संज्ञा/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/निरूपणार्थक अव्यय (quotative)

• प्रसिद्धा: well-known/famed
• प्रसिद्धा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• आदित्य-भार्या: the wife of Āditya (Sun)
• आदित्य-भार्या: Viśeṣaṇa/Pratijñā (विशेषण/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘आदित्यस्य भार्या’

• नाम: namely/as (called)
• नाम: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-निर्देशार्थक (as/namely)

• संज्ञा: name/designation
• संज्ञा: Pratijñā (प्रत्यय/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• खगेन्द्र: O lord of birds (Garuda)
• खगेन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खगेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन; ‘खगानाम् इन्द्रः’

• ज्ञेया: should be known
• ज्ञेया: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (gerundive) ‘-एय/तव्य’ भावः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be known/should be known’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नारायणस्य: of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन

• स्वरूपा: (his) very form/essence
• स्वरूपा: Pratijñā (प्रत्यय/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘स्वरूप’ शब्दस्य स्त्री-रूपम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Narayana) addressing Garuda (Khagendra/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma (name) reveals svarūpa (essential form); divine feminine forms are manifestations of Nārāyaṇa’s power.

Vedantic Theme: Saguṇa-brahman apprehended through nāma-rūpa while pointing to underlying unity (Nārāyaṇa as the ground).

Application: Contemplate divine names with their meanings; cultivate devotion by seeing cosmic roles as expressions of Nārāyaṇa.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic station (yogya-sthāna)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.29.27-30 (continuation of name-etymology and cosmic identifications)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (Khagendra)
• Narayana (Vishnu)
• Aditya (Sun)

FAQs

What is the importance of Rohiṇī in Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Rohiṇī as one who “ascends to the proper station” and identifies her as a divine designation connected with Āditya, ultimately described as a manifestation (svarūpa) of Nārāyaṇa.

How does this verse explain the idea of divine forms (svarūpa)?

By stating that the named figure (Rohiṇī/Āditya-bhāryā) is “Nārāyaṇa’s svarūpa,” the verse frames the deity or divine principle as appearing through specific names and roles while remaining rooted in Nārāyaṇa.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages seeing sacred names and roles as pointers to a deeper divine reality—cultivating reverence, clarity in worship, and a theistic understanding that multiple forms can express one supreme principle.