Shloka 33

Devanagari script

सृष्टिसंहारकर्त्रे च ब्रह्मणः पतये नमः / मनो वै वेदवेद्याय शङ्खचक्रधराय च

Transliteration

sṛṣṭisaṃhārakartre ca brahmaṇaḥ pataye namaḥ / mano vai vedavedyāya śaṅkhacakradharāya ca

Translation

సృష్టి-సంహారకర్త, బ్రహ్ముని ప్రభువైన ఆయనకు నమస్కారం; వేదములచే తెలిసే, అంతర్యామి మనస్స్వరూపుడైన, శంఖ-చక్రధారికి నమస్కారం।

Word by Word

• सृष्टिसंहारकर्त्रे: to the creator of creation and dissolution
• सृष्टिसंहारकर्त्रे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि + संहार + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक; कर्तृ = √कृ (धातु) + तृ (कृत्))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सृष्टेः संहारस्य च कर्ता)

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

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahman / of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पतये: to the lord
• पतये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमः-शब्दः नित्यप्रयोगे अव्ययवत् (salutation particle)

• मनः: O mind
• मनः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संबोधन/उद्बोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (vocative-like address)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• वेदवेद्याय: to the one knowable through the Vedas
• वेदवेद्याय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + वेद्य (प्रातिपदिक; वेद्य = √विद् (धातु) + य (कृत्))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदैः वेद्यः)

• शङ्खचक्रधराय: to the bearer of conch and discus
• शङ्खचक्रधराय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शङ्ख + चक्र + धर (प्रातिपदिक; धर = √धृ (धातु) + अ (कृत्))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद-तत्पुरुषः (शङ्खं च चक्रं च धरति)

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

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), offering praise to Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Supreme (Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa) is the inner controller (antaryāmin), known through Veda, and the ultimate cause of sṛṣṭi and saṃhāra.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as upādāna-nimitta-kāraṇa; antaryāmin-brahman; Veda as pramāṇa for the transcendent.

Application: Meditate on the Lord as inner mind/witness; use śaṅkha-cakra dhyāna in japa and pūjā; align actions with awareness of divine oversight.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): Viṣṇu-stuti passages identifying the Lord as antaryāmin and cosmic cause

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of praising Vishnu as the creator and dissolver in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Vishnu as the supreme regulator of cosmic cycles—origin and withdrawal—establishing Him as the ultimate refuge before any doctrinal teaching that follows.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by identifying the Supreme (knowable through the Vedas and present as the inner mind), it points the soul toward the highest support for liberation beyond changing states like creation and dissolution.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Begin study, prayer, or ritual with remembrance of the Supreme as inner guide (manaḥ) and as Veda-grounded truth, cultivating steadiness and ethical clarity in daily actions.