Shloka 8

Hari-Pūjā: Puruṣa-sūkta, Bhakti-Supremacy, and Consequences of Neglect

Devanagari script

न दानैर्विविधैर्दत्तैर्न पुष्पैर्नानुलेपनैः / तोषमेति महात्मासौ यथा भक्त्या जनार्दनः

Transliteration

na dānairvividhairdattairna puṣpairnānulepanaiḥ / toṣameti mahātmāsau yathā bhaktyā janārdanaḥ

Translation

వివిధ దానములు, పుష్పములు, సుగంధ లేపనములతో ఆ మహాత్ముడు జనార్దనుడు నిజంగా తృప్తి చెందడు; భక్తితోనే ఆయన సంతుష్టుడవుతాడు।

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• दानैः: by gifts/charities
• दानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (दानैः)

• दत्तैः: given
• दत्तैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (दानैः)

• न: nor/not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• पुष्पैः: by flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• न: nor/not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अनुलेपनैः: by unguents/anointings
• अनुलेपनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• तोषम्: satisfaction/pleasure
• तोषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• एति: attains/comes to
• एति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महात्मा: the great-souled one
• महात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• असौ: that (person)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/असौ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; महात्मा इत्यस्य सहप्रयोग (apposition)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानार्थक-अव्यय (comparative particle: 'as/just as')

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Vishnu)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Janardana) speaking to Garuda (Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavat-prīti (divine satisfaction) arises primarily from devotion, not from external offerings alone.

Vedantic Theme: Antar-bhāva-prādhānya (primacy of inner disposition) and īśvara-prasāda as the fruit of single-hearted devotion.

Application: Prioritize daily heartfelt remembrance, prayer, and ethical living as offerings; treat charity and ritual as supports to devotion, not substitutes for it.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.229.9; Garuda Purana 1.230.1; Garuda Purana 1.230.2; Garuda Purana 1.230.3

Characters & Entities

• Janardana
• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of bhakti in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that Janārdana is pleased primarily by devotion, not merely by external offerings like gifts, flowers, or anointments.

Does the Garuda Purana reject charity and ritual worship?

No; it clarifies hierarchy—outer acts (dāna, flowers, anointing) are secondary unless they are grounded in sincere bhakti.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Offer whatever worship or charity you can, but prioritize sincerity, remembrance of God, and a devoted intention over display or quantity.