Shloka 57

Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi

Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

स वायुषु महानद्य स वै कोणाधिपस्तथा

Transliteration

sa vāyuṣu mahānadya sa vai koṇādhipastathā

Translation

ఆయన వాయువులలో మహానదివలె ప్రవహించుచున్నాడు; అలాగే దిక్కుల అధిపతియుగాను స్మరింపబడుచున్నాడు.

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वायुषु: in the winds
• वायुषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• कोणाधिपः: lord of a quarter/angle
• कोणाधिपः: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोण + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समास: कोणस्य अधिपः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Immanence of the governing principle within vāyu (winds) and dik (directions); cosmic functions as expressions of one reality.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin (inner ruler) motif—one reality presiding as functional deities and elemental powers.

Application: Meditate on the divine presence in breath and spatial awareness; use directional mindfulness (dik-smaraṇa) to stabilize attention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic directions / elemental sphere

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.28 context: discussion of pravaha/ativāha and subtle pathways linked with vāyu and cosmic governance

Characters & Entities

• Vayu (wind)
• Dikpalas (lords of directions)

FAQs

What is the importance of being called ‘koṇādhipa’ in the Garuda Purana?

It indicates a presiding divine authority over the spatial quarters (directions), emphasizing cosmic governance and order rather than a merely local or earthly role.

How does this verse connect winds and rivers in Garuda Purana cosmology?

The verse uses elemental imagery—winds and a great river—to convey the deity’s pervasive presence and functional power across natural forces and cosmic regions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate reverence for nature’s forces (air, water, space) and live with discipline and orientation (dharma), remembering that cosmic order is mirrored in ethical order.