Shloka 37

Manvantara Catalog: Fourteen Manus, Their Sons, Saptarishis, Indras, Deva-Hosts, and the 18 Vidyās

Devanagari script

दत्त्वेमां याचमानाय विष्णवे यः पदत्रयम् / ऋद्धिमिन्द्रपदं हित्वा ततः सिद्धिमवाप्स्यति

Transliteration

dattvemāṃ yācamānāya viṣṇave yaḥ padatrayam / ṛddhimindrapadaṃ hitvā tataḥ siddhimavāpsyati

Translation

ผู้ใดถวายแด่พระวิษณุ—เมื่อพระองค์ทรงขอ—ก้าวทั้งสามอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์นี้ แม้ละทิ้งความรุ่งเรืองและฐานะพระอินทร์แล้ว ย่อมบรรลุสิทธิ (ความสำเร็จทางจิตวิญญาณ) ในกาลต่อมา

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वकर्म/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action), अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• इमाम्: this (her/this one)
• इमाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• याचमानाय: to the one who is requesting
• याचमानाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याच् (धातु) + मान (प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present participle, middle sense), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• विष्णवे: to Vishnu
• विष्णवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पदत्रयम्: three steps
• पदत्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रयाणि पदानि)

• ऋद्धिम्: prosperity
• ऋद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• इन्द्रपदम्: the position of Indra
• इन्द्रपदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (इन्द्रस्य पदम्)

• हित्वा: having abandoned
• हित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action), अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana/Desha-kala (Temporal adverb/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सिद्धिम्: success/perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अवाप्स्यति: will obtain
• अवाप्स्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra, consistent with Garuda Purana discourse style)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Surrender to Viṣṇu (even at the cost of the highest worldly/celestial rank) yields siddhi; divine request tests ego and attachment.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sarvādhipatya and śaraṇāgati; relinquishing ahaṅkāra/mamatā to align with the Supreme Will.

Application: Practice offering one’s ‘three domains’—body, speech, mind (or waking/dream/deep sleep)—to Viṣṇu; choose dharma and devotion over status, recognition, and power.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Purvakhanda) genealogical/avatara context around Vāmana–Trivikrama and Bali narratives (adjacent passages)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Indra

FAQs

What is the importance of the 'three steps' (padatraya) in the Garuda Purana?

It recalls Viṣṇu’s Vāmana–Trivikrama act: surrendering even what seems small to God becomes total self-offering, which surpasses worldly rewards and leads to siddhi.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul toward liberation?

It prioritizes devotion and renunciation over celestial achievements—teaching that even Indra’s status is inferior to the inner perfection gained by surrender to Viṣṇu.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Choose dharma and devotion over prestige: give generously, practice humility, and treat spiritual growth as more valuable than status, power, or recognition.