Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

नित्यावियोगिनी देवी हरिपादैकसंश्रया / नित्यमुक्ता नित्यबुद्धा महालक्ष्मीः प्रकीर्तिता

Transliteration

nityāviyoginī devī haripādaikasaṃśrayā / nityamuktā nityabuddhā mahālakṣmīḥ prakīrtitā

Translation

เทวีผู้ไม่พรากจากพระองค์เป็นนิตย์ และยึดพระบาทของพระหริเป็นที่พึ่งเพียงหนึ่งเดียว ทรงได้รับสรรเสริญว่าเป็นพระมหาลักษมี—ทรงหลุดพ้นนิรันดร์และทรงตื่นรู้ด้วยปัญญานิรันดร์

Word by Word

• नित्या: eternal
• नित्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘devī’)

• अवियोगिनी: never separated (from him)
• अवियोगिनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + वियोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘not separated’

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हरिपादैकसंश्रया: having sole refuge in Hari’s feet
• हरिपादैकसंश्रया: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि + पाद + एक + संश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (हरिपादे एकः संश्रयः यस्याः/या) — ‘having sole refuge in Hari’s feet’

• नित्यमुक्ता: eternally liberated
• नित्यमुक्ता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य + मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास; विशेषण

• नित्यबुद्धा: eternally enlightened
• नित्यबुद्धा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य + बुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास; विशेषण

• महालक्ष्मीः: Mahālakṣmī
• महालक्ष्मीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• प्रकीर्तिता: is proclaimed
• प्रकीर्तिता: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mahalakshmi is nityā-aviyoginī (never separated) and ekānta-śaraṇā (sole refuge) at Hari’s feet; she is nitya-muktā and nitya-buddhā.

Vedantic Theme: Nitya-mukta tattva; divine śakti as eternally liberated, not a bound jīva; inseparability (apr̥thak-siddhi) of Bhagavan and Śakti in theistic Vedanta.

Application: Cultivate exclusive refuge in Hari (ekānta-bhakti); view Lakshmi as the model of unwavering alignment with the Divine rather than mere giver of wealth.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred locus (feet of Hari)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Vishnu-sahasranama/stotra-like sections emphasizing Hari’s feet as refuge (general internal thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Mahālakṣmī
• Devī

FAQs

What is the importance of Mahālakṣmī being called nityāviyoginī in the Garuda Purana?

It emphasizes that Lakṣmī is never separate from Hari; her presence signifies the Lord’s inseparable grace, auspiciousness, and sustaining power.

How does this verse explain liberation (mukti) according to the Garuda Purana?

By calling Mahālakṣmī nityamuktā and nityabuddhā, the verse presents liberation and perfect knowledge as intrinsic divine qualities, not attained through effort but eternally present in the divine.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate single-pointed refuge (eka-saṃśraya) in the Divine—steadfast devotion, ethical living, and remembrance of Hari—seeing prosperity and well-being as aligned with dharma rather than mere gain.