Shloka 15

Gāruḍa-Māhātmya and Tārkṣya-Stotra: Fruits of Hearing/Reciting and the Power of Garuḍa’s Praise

Devanagari script

यथा विष्णुस्तथा तार्क्ष्यस्तार्क्ष्यस्तोत्राद्धरिः स्तुतः / गारुडं वसुराजश्च श्रुत्वा सर्वमवाप ह

Transliteration

yathā viṣṇustathā tārkṣyastārkṣyastotrāddhariḥ stutaḥ / gāruḍaṃ vasurājaśca śrutvā sarvamavāpa ha

Translation

ดังที่พระวิษณุเป็นฉันใด ตารกษยะ (ครุฑ) ก็เป็นฉันนั้น; ด้วยบทสรรเสริญตารกษยะ พระหริย่อมได้รับการสรรเสริญ. วสุราชเมื่อได้สดับคัมภีร์ครุฑ ก็ได้บรรลุสิ่งทั้งปวง.

Word by Word

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Correlation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (correlative adverb: 'as')

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: so, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Correlation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (correlative adverb: 'so/likewise')

• तार्क्ष्यः: Tārkṣya (Garuḍa)
• तार्क्ष्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tārkṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (गरुडः)

• तार्क्ष्यस्तोत्रात्: from the Tārkṣya-hymn
• तार्क्ष्यस्तोत्रात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tārkṣya + stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तार्क्ष्यस्य स्तोत्रम् = 'hymn of Garuḍa')

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्तुतः: praised
• स्तुतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग ('praised')

• गारुडम्: the Gāruḍa (text)
• गारुडम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāruḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वसुराजः: Vasurāja
• वसुराजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वसूनां राजा = 'king of the Vasus')

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

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having heard)

• सर्वम्: everything, all (results)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अवाप: obtained
• अवाप: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava + āp (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परस्मैपद-परिपाठे लुङ् (Aorist/Perfect-like narrative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed/it is said
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (narrative particle)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Upāsanā through associated divinities: stuti of Garuḍa functions as stuti of Hari; śravaṇa of Garuḍa-related teaching/hymn yields comprehensive fruits.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha mediated through bhakti and śravaṇa; the principle that devotion to the Lord’s parikara (attendant) leads to the Lord’s favor.

Application: Cultivate devotional listening and praise (stotra/śravaṇa) with focused intent; honor the Lord’s vehicles/attendants as gateways to deeper Viṣṇu-bhakti.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: sections praising Viṣṇu-nāma, stotra, and śravaṇa-phala; Garuḍa as Hari-vāhana and protector (general internal thematic links).

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari
• Tarkshya (Garuda)
• Vasuraja

FAQs

What is the importance of praising Garuda in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Garuḍa as inseparable in devotion from Viṣṇu—praise of Tārkṣya functions as praise of Hari, making Garuḍa-stotra a Viṣṇu-bhakti practice.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul or spiritual progress?

Rather than describing post-death travel directly, it emphasizes a devotional method: hearing/reciting sacred teaching (gāruḍam) and stotra leads to “sarvam avāpa”—comprehensive spiritual and worldly attainments, implying upliftment through śravaṇa (hearing) and stuti (praise).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Regularly hear or recite Garuḍa-related stotras/teachings with Viṣṇu-centered intent, using devotion and disciplined practice as a means to cultivate protection, clarity, and steady dharmic living.