Shloka 2

Dhyāna of Hari and the Procedure of Āditya/Sūrya Worship

Devanagari script

हरिरुवाच / शृणु रुद्र ! हरेर्ध्यानं संसारतरुनाशनम् / दृशिरूपमनन्तं च सर्वव्याप्यजमव्ययम्

Transliteration

hariruvāca / śṛṇu rudra ! harerdhyānaṃ saṃsāratarunāśanam / dṛśirūpamanantaṃ ca sarvavyāpyajamavyayam

Translation

హరి పలికెను: ఓ రుద్రా, వినుము! హరియొక్క ధ్యానం సంసారవృక్షాన్ని నశింపజేయును. ఆయన శుద్ధ దర్శన‑చైతన్యస్వరూపుడు, అనంతుడు, సర్వవ్యాపి, అజుడు, అవ్యయుడు.

Word by Word

• hariḥ: Hari
• hariḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• rudra: O Rudra
• rudra: Sambodhana (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठī-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• dhyānam: meditation
• dhyānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• saṃsāra-taru-nāśanam: destroyer of the tree of worldly existence
• saṃsāra-taru-nāśanam: Viśeṣya/Predicate nominal (Apposition to dhyānam/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक) + taru (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (संसार-तरॊः नाशनम्)

• dṛśi-rūpam: having the form of vision; perceptible form
• dṛśi-rūpam: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛśi (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (दृशेः/दर्शनस्य रूपम्)

• anantam: endless; infinite
• anantam: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sarva-vyāpi: all-pervading
• sarva-vyāpi: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + vyāpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (पद्यमात्रानुसारं -i अन्त); विशेषण; समासः—कर्मधारय (सर्वं व्याप्नोति इति)

• ajam: unborn
• ajam: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• avyayam: imperishable; immutable
• avyayam: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Hari (Lord Vishnu)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari-dhyana uproots samsara; the object of meditation is consciousness itself—ananta, sarvavyapi, aja, avyaya.

Vedantic Theme: Paramatman as pure awareness (drshi-rupa), non-originated and imperishable; meditation as direct means toward liberation (samsara-taru-nashana).

Application: Daily dhyana: (1) settle attention on witnessing awareness, (2) expand to all-pervading presence, (3) rest in unborn/unchanging nature; use ‘tree of samsara’ as a visualization for cutting attachments.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15.158 (nirakara, nirnimitta, fear-free); Garuda Purana Pretakalpa contrasts (elsewhere: consequences of papa vs liberation through devotion/knowledge)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the importance of Hari-dhyana in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that meditation on Hari uproots saṃsāra at its root—like cutting down the “tree” of worldly bondage—making it a direct means toward liberation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By defining Hari as infinite, all-pervading, unborn, and imperishable, the verse points the seeker to realize the changeless reality beyond birth and death—guiding the soul away from identification with the perishable body and toward moksha.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt daily focused meditation on Vishnu—remembering Him as all-pervading and imperishable—to reduce attachment, fear, and reactive karma, and to cultivate steady ethical living rooted in spiritual awareness.