Shloka 59

Paramparā (Transmission), Rudra’s Viṣṇu-Dhyāna, and the Garuḍa Purāṇa’s Origin-Impulse

Devanagari script

स्वयं चान्यमना भूत्वा विद्ययान्यान्य जीवयत् / यक्षि ओंउंस्वाहाजापी विद्ययं गारुडी परा / गरुडोक्तं गारुडं हि शृणु रुद्र ! मदात्मकम्

Transliteration

svayaṃ cānyamanā bhūtvā vidyayānyānya jīvayat / yakṣi oṃuṃsvāhājāpī vidyayaṃ gāruḍī parā / garuḍoktaṃ gāruḍaṃ hi śṛṇu rudra ! madātmakam

Translation

తన మనస్సును ఏకాగ్రం చేసి, ఈ విద్యచేత ఇతరులను రక్షించి పునర్జీవింపవలెను. ‘ఓం ఉం స్వాహా’ జపమున నిమగ్నమైన యక్షీ—ఇది పరమ గారుడీ విద్య. హే రుద్రా! గరుడుడు పలికిన ఈ గారుడ విద్యను వినుము; ఇది నా స్వరూపసారమే.

Word by Word

• svayam: oneself
• svayam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्वार्थक (reflexive adverb: 'oneself')

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction: 'and')

• anyamanāḥ: distracted; absent-minded
• anyamanāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक) + manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—‘अन्यं मनः यस्य सः’ (one whose mind is elsewhere/distracted)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhū (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: कृदन्त-अव्यय (absolutive/क्त्वा), पूर्वक्रिया (having become)

• vidyayā: by (a) spell/knowledge
• vidyayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• anyāni: other (things/beings)
• anyāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; (अन्य-शब्दः)

• jīvayat: revives; makes live
• jīvayat: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jīv (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: लट्/लङ्-पाठभेदे (here: narrative past/present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative (णिच्) ‘जीवयति’

• yakṣi: perform (the rite); offer
• yakṣi: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः √yakṣ (पूजायाम्/यज्ञे) — here mantraic injunction ‘perform/offer’

• oṃ: Oṃ
• oṃ: Sambandha (Mantra particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: oṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रणव (sacred syllable)

• uṃ: uṃ (mantric syllable)
• uṃ: Sambandha (Mantra particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, मन्त्राक्षर (mantric syllable; textual variant)

• svāhā: svāhā
• svāhā: Sambandha (Ritual particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svāhā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, हवन-समर्पणवाचक (oblation exclamation)

• jāpī: a reciter; one who chants
• jāpī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jap (धातु) + in (इन्)
• Form: कृदन्त-नाम (agent noun, इन्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘जपकर्ता’ (one who recites)

• vidyayam: the spell/knowledge
• vidyayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (पाठभेदः ‘विद्यां’)

• gāruḍī: Gāruḍī (of Garuḍa)
• gāruḍī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gāruḍī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘विद्या’ प्रति

• parā: supreme
• parā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘विद्या’ प्रति

• garuḍoktam: spoken by Garuḍa
• garuḍoktam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garuḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + ukta (vac+kta)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गरुडेन उक्तम्)

• gāruḍam: the Gāruḍa (teaching)
• gāruḍam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāruḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चय/हेतु (particle: 'indeed/for')

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः √śru (श्रवणे)

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

• madātmakam: of my essence; consisting of me
• madātmakam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mad (अस्मद्-षष्ठी/मद्) + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मद्-आत्मक = 'of my nature/consisting of me'); विशेषणं ‘गारुडम्’ प्रति

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating/teaching in a Garuḍa-related vidyā context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ekāgratā (one-pointed attention) and vidyā-japa empower protective and restorative action; sacred sound as efficacious when aligned with inner steadiness.

Vedantic Theme: Mantra as nāma-rūpa of divine śakti; purity of mind (antarmukhatā) as the conduit for effective sacred action.

Application: When undertaking protective prayer/japa, cultivate calm attention; use mantra practice ethically for safeguarding and relief, not coercion or harm.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.2.58 (revival miracle)

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Rudra
• Yakṣi

FAQs

What is the importance of Garuḍī vidyā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Garuḍī vidyā as a supreme protective/healing mantra-knowledge capable of sustaining or ‘reviving’ others, and it is affirmed as being of divine essence.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing the after-death journey, this verse emphasizes mantra-vidyā as a life-preserving spiritual power—highlighting dharmic use of sacred knowledge for protection and welfare.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate mental steadiness and use spiritual practice responsibly—recitation and learning should be aimed at protection, healing, and service, not display or harm.