Shloka 10

Devanagari script

अण्डं दशगुणं व्याप्तं नारायणः स्थितः

Transliteration

aṇḍaṃ daśaguṇaṃ vyāptaṃ nārāyaṇaḥ sthitaḥ

Translation

ఈ బ్రహ్మాండం దశగుణ విస్తారంతో వ్యాపించి ఉంది; దానిని సర్వత్రా పరిపూర్ణం చేస్తూ నారాయణుడు స్థితుడై ఉన్నాడు.

Word by Word

• अण्डम्: the cosmic egg
• अण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दशगुणम्: tenfold
• दशगुणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (दश गुणाः यस्य/दशगुणम्) विशेषणम्

• व्याप्तम्: pervaded, filled
• व्याप्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्याप् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘pervaded/filled’

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्थितः: is situated/stands
• स्थितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘stands/is situated’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Nārāyaṇa) speaking to Garuḍa (Vinātā-putra), in the standard Garuḍa Purāṇa dialogue frame

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nārāyaṇa pervades and sustains the entire cosmos; the divine is immanent within all layers.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman/Īśvara as sarva-vyāpin (all-pervading); antaryāmitva; unity underlying multiplicity.

Application: Practice remembrance (smaraṇa) of Nārāyaṇa in all places and states; cultivate reverence toward all beings as pervaded by the Lord.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic totality (universe as aṇḍa)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa supremacy passages; cosmology-to-devotion transitions in related adhyāyas

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the importance of the 'cosmic egg' (aṇḍa) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents the universe as an aṇḍa (cosmic egg) that is fully pervaded by Nārāyaṇa, emphasizing that creation is sustained and indwelt by the Divine rather than being separate from Him.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By asserting Nārāyaṇa’s all-pervasion, the verse frames the soul’s journey (through life, death, and afterlife realms) as occurring within a divinely governed cosmos—supporting the Purāṇa’s larger teaching that liberation is grounded in alignment with the Supreme.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate remembrance of Nārāyaṇa in daily actions—seeing the world as pervaded by the Divine encourages dharmic conduct, humility, and steadiness amid change.