Shloka 51

Kāraṇa-vyākhyā: Cosmic Agents, Rudra-Forms, Sense-Purity, and Ānanda-Tāratamya

Devanagari script

पादारविन्दं तव विश्वमूर्ते योगीश्वरैर्हृदये संगृहीतम् / दृष्टं मया दयया वासुदेव द्रक्ष्ये कथं पुनरित्थं रुरोद

Transliteration

pādāravindaṃ tava viśvamūrte yogīśvarairhṛdaye saṃgṛhītam / dṛṣṭaṃ mayā dayayā vāsudeva drakṣye kathaṃ punaritthaṃ ruroda

Translation

హే విశ్వమూర్తే! యోగీశ్వరుల హృదయమందు నీ పాదారవిందము నిలిచియున్నది। హే వాసుదేవా, నీ కరుణవలన నేను దానిని దర్శించితిని—మళ్లీ అట్లాంటి దర్శనం నాకు ఎలా కలుగును? అని అతడు విలపించెను।

Word by Word

• पाद-अरविन्दम्: lotus-feet
• पाद-अरविन्दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अरविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पादस्य अरविन्दम्)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case, genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विश्व-मूर्ते: O universal-formed one
• विश्व-मूर्ते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सम्बोधन-रूप), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य मूर्तिः)

• योगीश्वरैः: by the lords among yogis
• योगीश्वरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (योगिनाम् ईश्वराः)

• हृदये: in the heart
• हृदये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case, locative), एकवचन

• संगृहीतम्: held/contained
• संगृहीतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगभावः; पादारविन्दम् प्रति विशेषणम्

• दृष्टम्: seen
• दृष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (मया) कर्तृकरणेन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr̥-karaṇa (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd case, instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दयया: through compassion
• दयया: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• वासुदेव: O Vāsudeva
• वासुदेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• द्रक्ष्ये: shall I see
• द्रक्ष्ये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रश्नवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (interrogative adverb)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (adverb)

• इत्थम्: in this way
• इत्थम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: in this manner)

• रुरोद: wept
• रुरोद: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu (Vasudeva)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Darśana of the Lord’s lotus-feet, held in the heart by yogins, arises by divine compassion and eclipses all other desires.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin and bhakti-yoga culminating in single-pointed absorption (ekāgratā) where the highest object alone remains desirable.

Application: Practice nāma-smaraṇa and heart-centered dhyāna on the Lord’s pādāravinda; cultivate gratitude for grace rather than entitlement to visions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.18.52-55 (continued cosmic-vision and chest-description; repeated weeping for darśana)

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Vishnu
• Yogis

FAQs

What is the importance of meditating on Vishnu’s lotus feet in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu’s lotus-feet as the highest object of contemplation—cherished in the hearts of the greatest yogins—implying that such remembrance anchors the mind in liberation-oriented devotion.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing compassionate darśana of Vāsudeva and single-pointed remembrance, it points to bhakti-yoga as a liberating orientation of consciousness, contrasting worldly re-seeing with sustained spiritual vision.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a daily practice of remembrance—japa, prayer, or focused meditation on Vishnu—so the mind repeatedly returns to a sacred center rather than being pulled by transient sights and anxieties.