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Shloka 17

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

अनिरुद्धात्तु शान्तायां महत्तत्त्वतनुस्त्वभूत् / तदा महान्विरिञ्चेति संज्ञामाप खगेश्वर

Transliteration

aniruddhāttu śāntāyāṃ mahattattvatanustvabhūt / tadā mahānviriñceti saṃjñāmāpa khageśvara

Translation

ข้าแต่เจ้าแห่งนก จากอนิรุทธะในภาวะสงบดั้งเดิม ได้อุบัติรูปกายอันประกอบด้วยมหัตตัตตวะ; ครั้นนั้นหลักอันยิ่งใหญ่นั้นได้ชื่อว่า ‘วิรินจี’ (พระพรหมา)

Word by Word
अनिरुद्धात्from Aniruddha
अनिरुद्धात्:
Apadana (अपादान/Source)
TypeNoun
Rootअनिरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/विशेषण-अव्ययम् (contrastive particle)
शान्तायाम्in the calm state
शान्तायाम्:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-state)
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; (प्रकृत्या ‘शान्ता’ = शान्ति/शान्तावस्था)
महत्तत्त्वतनुःone whose body is the Mahat-tattva
महत्तत्त्वतनुः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootमहत् + तत्त्व + तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गम् (तनु-शब्दः), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: महत्-तत्त्वस्य तनुः
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपातः (particle)
अभूत्became/arose
अभूत्:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलुङ्-लकारः (aorist/past), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्
तदाthen
तदा:
Kāla (काल/Time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)
महान्great
महान्:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (विरिञ्चस्य)
विरिञ्चViriñca
विरिञ्च:
Karta (कर्ता/Name in apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootविरिञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (सम्बोधनार्थे नामरूपेण)
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण-अव्ययम् (quotative)
संज्ञाम्designation/name
संज्ञाम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootसंज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
आपobtained/received
आप:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootआप् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकारः (perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्
खगेश्वरO lord of birds
खगेश्वर:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
TypeNoun
Rootखग + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mahat-tattva (cosmic intelligence) arises from Aniruddha in the quiescent primordial condition; this great principle is identified with Viriñci in the creative sequence.

Vedantic Theme: Tattva-udbhava (emanation of principles) under Īśvara; integration of Sāṃkhya categories into a Viṣṇu-centered ontology.

Application: Use the teaching as a meditation map: trace mind/intellect back to Mahat and further to the divine source; cultivate witness-consciousness and reduce identification with fluctuating mental states.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16.16; Garuda Purana 3.16.18; Garuda Purana 3.16.19; Garuda Purana 3.16.20

Characters & Entities
A
Aniruddha
M
Mahat-tattva
V
Viriñci (Brahma)
G
Garuda (Khageshvara)

FAQs

This verse identifies Mahat-tattva as the first great cosmic principle emerging from Aniruddha, marking the start of manifested creation and the rise of cosmic intelligence.

It presents a sequence where Aniruddha gives rise to the Mahat principle in a quiescent state, and that ‘Great’ principle is designated as Viriñci—an epithet for Brahmā as the creative function.

It encourages seeing the mind/intellect (mahat) as a derived, ordered principle—supporting disciplined living, clarity, and humility by recognizing a higher source behind cognition and creation.

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