Shloka 84

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

सर्ववेदाभिमानित्वात्सर्ववेदात्मिका स्मृता / महाध्यातुश्च वायोस्तु भार्यासा परिकीर्तिता

Transliteration

sarvavedābhimānitvātsarvavedātmikā smṛtā / mahādhyātuśca vāyostu bhāryāsā parikīrtitā

Translation

సర్వ వేదాలకు అధిష్ఠాత్రి కావడం వల్ల ఆమె ‘సర్వవేదాత్మిక’గా స్మరించబడుతుంది; అలాగే మహాధాతు స్వరూపుడైన వాయువు భార్యగా కూడా ఆమె కీర్తించబడుతుంది।

Word by Word

• सर्ववेदाभिमानित्वात्: because of identification with all the Vedas
• सर्ववेदाभिमानित्वात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ववेद + अभिमानित्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्ववेदेषु अभिमानित्वम्)

• सर्ववेदात्मिका: having the nature of all the Vedas
• सर्ववेदात्मिका: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्ववेद + आत्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्ववेदस्य आत्मा/स्वरूपं यस्याः)

• स्मृता: is remembered/held
• स्मृता: क्रिया-विशेषण/विधेय (Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘remembered/considered’

• महाध्यातुः: of the great meditator
• महाध्यातुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाध्यातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् ध्याता)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• वायोः: of Vāyu
• वायोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-निपात (particle)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परिकीर्तिता: is proclaimed
• परिकीर्तिता: क्रिया-विशेषण/विधेय (Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘fully proclaimed’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Speech/learning (Bhāratī) is the presiding intelligence of the Vedas and is inseparable from Vāyu as the sustaining principle—knowledge rides on prāṇa.

Vedantic Theme: Śabda-brahman and prāṇa as supports of embodied cognition; the interdependence of consciousness-expression and life-force.

Application: For study/mantra: regulate breath (prāṇāyāma-lite, calm breathing) to stabilize speech and comprehension; treat learning as sacred service to Veda.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16.85 (Vāyu as knowledge; Bhāratī as bliss)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu
• Vedas

FAQs

What does it mean that someone is 'sarvavedātmikā' in the Garuda Purana?

It means the figure described is regarded as embodying the essence of all Vedas—symbolizing comprehensive sacred knowledge and its presiding spiritual power.

How is Vāyu presented in this verse of the Garuda Purana?

Vāyu is referenced as a great sustaining principle, and the verse identifies the described figure as Vāyu’s consort, linking cosmic function (life-breath/wind) with Vedic authority.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat sacred learning as something to be lived (not just studied), and cultivate reverence for prāṇa/Vāyu through disciplined breath, purity, and truthful conduct aligned with dharma.