Shloka 37

Devanagari script

एतत्सर्वं हरे ! ब्रूहि यच्चान्यदपि किञ्चन / परमेश्वरमाहात्म्यं युक्तयोगादिकं तथा

Transliteration

etatsarvaṃ hare ! brūhi yaccānyadapi kiñcana / parameśvaramāhātmyaṃ yuktayogādikaṃ tathā

Translation

ఓ హరి! ఇవన్నీ చెప్పుము; ఇంకా ఏదైనా ఉన్నదీ చెప్పుము. అలాగే పరమేశ్వర మహాత్మ్యమును, యుక్తయోగాది ఉపదేశములను కూడా వివరించుము.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all; entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of एतत्)

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: tell; speak
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अन्यत्: other (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• किञ्चन: anything; something
• किञ्चन: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् + चन (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• परमेश्वर: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वर: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-समासः (परमः ईश्वरः), प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण (in compound)

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness; glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• युक्त: connected; proper; disciplined
• युक्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुं/नपुंस-प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण (in compound)

• योग: yoga; spiritual discipline
• योग: Sambandha (Part of compound/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण (in compound)

• आदिकम्: and related matters; etc.
• आदिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + क (तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः (योगादि + क) ‘and the like’

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu (Hari)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Appeal to Hari for comprehensive teaching: cosmology plus the Supreme Lord’s greatness and the disciplines of proper yoga (yukta-yoga) and allied doctrines.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-māhātmya as a gateway to bhakti and yoga; integration of jñāna and sādhanā under devotion to the Supreme.

Application: Study with a holistic aim: combine doctrinal understanding (māhātmya) with disciplined practice (yama-niyama, meditation, devotion) rather than mere information-gathering.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Purvakhanda sections praising Hari/Narayana and outlining yoga/vrata frameworks; Garuda Purana passages on Vishnu-nama and dhyana as means to highest good

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Parameśvara

FAQs

What is the importance of Parameśvara-māhātmya in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Garuda’s request for a direct exposition of the Supreme Lord’s glory, indicating that understanding the Divine’s nature is central to the Purana’s spiritual instruction and supports liberation-oriented practice.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: Garuda asks for ‘yukta-yoga’ and related teachings, implying that disciplined spiritual practice and knowledge of the Supreme are the means by which the soul is guided toward freedom rather than bondage.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Seek complete understanding (not partial) of spiritual principles, and adopt a disciplined, balanced practice (yukta-yoga)—devotion, ethical living, and steady contemplation—grounded in reverence for the Supreme.