Shloka 2

Brahmāṇḍa-Āvaraṇa Nirūpaṇa, Virajā-Setu, and Prākṛta–Vaikṛta Sṛṣṭi

Devanagari script

एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि कृष्णकृष्ण महाप्रभो / सम्यग् ब्रूहि दयालो त्वं यदि मच्छ्रोत्रमर्हति

Transliteration

etadveditumicchāmi kṛṣṇakṛṣṇa mahāprabho / samyag brūhi dayālo tvaṃ yadi macchrotramarhati

Translation

ข้าปรารถนาจะรู้เรื่องนี้ โอ้พระกฤษณะ โอ้พระกฤษณะ มหาประภุ ผู้เปี่ยมเมตตา หากหูของข้าควรแก่การสดับ โปรดตรัสบอกให้ถูกต้องครบถ้วนเถิด

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• वेदितुम्: to know
• वेदितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive)

• इच्छामि: I wish
• इच्छामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• कृष्ण: O Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• कृष्ण: O Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• महाप्रभो: O great Lord
• महाप्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (महान् प्रभुः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: properly)

• ब्रूहि: tell
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• दयालो: O compassionate one
• दयालो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दयालु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 2nd person pronoun

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तवाचक-अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनस्य रूपम् (genitive singular stem-form ‘my’ used in compound)

• श्रोत्रम्: ear; hearing
• श्रोत्रम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अर्हति: is worthy; deserves
• अर्हति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu (Krishna)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Proper inquiry (jijñāsā) and receptivity (śrotra-arhatā) invite full instruction; knowledge is transmitted through compassionate revelation.

Vedantic Theme: Śravaṇa as a gate to realization; humility and fitness (adhikāra) as prerequisites for transformative knowledge.

Application: Approach scripture/teachers with humility, ask precise questions, and cultivate readiness through discipline and sincerity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.10.1 (question about refuge granted by Viṣṇu)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of this request in the Garuda Purana?

It frames the teaching as a compassionate, authoritative instruction from Vishnu, emphasizing humility and readiness to hear sacred knowledge about post-death realities.

How does this verse connect to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

This verse serves as the doorway to the detailed narration: Garuda seeks precise guidance, after which Vishnu explains the after-death path, rites, and consequences of karma.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach teachings on dharma, karma, and death rituals with sincerity, careful listening, and a desire for accurate understanding rather than curiosity alone.