Shloka 4

Stuti to Vāsudeva and the Vyūhas; Dharma-Jñāna as the Path to the Lotus-Feet

Devanagari script

हृषीकेशाय महते नमस्ते ऽनन्तमूर्तये / यस्मिन्निदं यतश्चैतत्तिष्ठत्यग्रे ऽपि जायते

Transliteration

hṛṣīkeśāya mahate namaste 'nantamūrtaye / yasminnidaṃ yataścaitattiṣṭhatyagre 'pi jāyate

Translation

ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระหฤษีเกศผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ ผู้มีรูปอันไม่สิ้นสุด; ในพระองค์จักรวาลนี้ตั้งอยู่ จากพระองค์มันอุบัติ และแม้ในปฐมกาลก็ผุดบังเกิดซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า

Word by Word

• हृषीकेशाय: to Hṛṣīkeśa (Lord of the senses)
• हृषीकेशाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हृषीकाणां ईशः)

• महते: to the great one
• महते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (हृषीकेशाय)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Salutation act/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (salutation)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अनन्तमूर्तये: to the one of endless forms
• अनन्तमूर्तये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त-मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (अनन्ता मूर्तिः यस्य/या)

• यस्मिन्: in whom
• यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-प्रयोगः (relative pronoun)

• इदम्: this (universe)
• इदम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यतः: from which
• यतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (relative adverb; ablatival sense: 'from which/whence')

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

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; इदम्-समनार्थकं (this very)

• तिष्ठति: stands/abides
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अग्रे: before/at the beginning
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time/place: 'in front/at first/before')

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: 'also/even')

• जायते: is born/arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), offering an invocation to Lord Vishnu (Hṛṣīkeśa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The universe rests in, arises from, and continues within the Lord (immanence + transcendence).

Vedantic Theme: Jagat-kāraṇatva and ādhāratva of Brahman/Īśvara; Purāṇic expression of sat-kāraṇa-vāda style cosmology.

Application: Contemplate causality and dependence: treat experiences as supported by the Divine; reduce egoic ownership by remembering the cosmic ground.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana cosmological praises of Hari as bhūta-pati and jagad-ādhāra

Characters & Entities

• Hṛṣīkeśa
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking Hṛṣīkeśa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the teaching with Viṣṇu as the supreme support and source of the cosmos, making the discourse spiritually authoritative and aligning the listener with dharma through remembrance of the Lord.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey described in the Garuda Purana?

By declaring that all existence arises from and rests in the Supreme, it sets a metaphysical foundation for the soul’s post-death journey—ultimately, the jīva’s refuge and final ground is the Divine, beyond transient states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Begin study, prayer, and especially rites for the departed with sincere remembrance of Viṣṇu, cultivating steadiness and ethical living grounded in the awareness that life and death unfold within a higher cosmic order.