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Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

ईशादन्यस्य जगतो ह्यात्मो लोचन एव तु / विषयीकुरुते तत्स्याज्ज्ञानं लक्ष्म्याः प्रकीर्तितम्

Transliteration

īśādanyasya jagato hyātmo locana eva tu / viṣayīkurute tatsyājjñānaṃ lakṣmyāḥ prakīrtitam

Translation

ต่อโลกที่แยกจากพระผู้เป็นเจ้า อาตมันเป็นเพียงพยานดุจดวงตา; ครั้นเมื่อไปยึดเอาอารมณ์ทั้งหลายเป็นของตน นั่นแลเรียกว่า “ญาณแห่งพระลักษมี”

Word by Word
ईशात्from the Lord
ईशात्:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootईश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान (ablative)
अन्यस्यof another, different
अन्यस्य:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘jagataḥ’)
जगतःof the world
जगतः:
Sambandha/Ṣaṣṭhī (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (particle: indeed/for)
आत्माself, essence
आत्मा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
लोचनःeye
लोचनः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootलोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आत्मा-इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन
एवonly
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle: only/indeed)
तुbut
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/अन्वयार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)
विषयीकरुतेobjectifies, makes (it) an object
विषयीकरुते:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootविषयी√कृ (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; causative/denominative sense “to make into an object, to objectify”
तत्that
तत्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वाक्योपसंहारार्थ (referring to the foregoing)
स्यात्would be / is said to be
स्यात्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
ज्ञानम्knowledge
ज्ञानम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicate nominative
लक्ष्म्याःof Lakṣmī
लक्ष्म्याः:
Sambandha/Ṣaṣṭhī (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootलक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
प्रकीर्तितम्proclaimed, declared
प्रकीर्तितम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र√कीर्त् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘ज्ञानम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण
Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Atman as sākṣin (witness) to the non-Ishvara world; objectification/identification (viṣayīkaraṇa) marks the shift into worldly cognition tied to Lakshmi (prosperity/experience).

Vedantic Theme: Sākṣī-caitanya vs. viṣaya-bhoga; viveka between seer and seen (dṛg-dṛśya).

Application: Practice witness-awareness in daily life; notice when attention turns into identification with objects, status, or wealth, and re-establish sakshi-bhava.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: didactic passages on jnana, viveka, and the distinction between atman and body/mind (general internal thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities
I
Isha (the Lord)
A
Atman (Self)
L
Lakshmi

FAQs

This verse frames Lakṣmī-related knowledge as discernment: the Self is a witness, but when it turns toward and identifies with objects, prosperity and its pursuit become a defining theme requiring right understanding.

It indicates that bondage begins when the witnessing Self ‘objectifies’ and clings to sense-objects; recognizing oneself as the witness supports detachment and clearer spiritual direction.

Practice seeing experiences as objects of awareness rather than identity—reduce compulsive consumption, cultivate ethical earning, and treat wealth as stewardship rather than the Self.

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