Shloka 39

Brahmā’s Curse, Four Births, and the Dharma of Shared Embodiment

Draupadī/Kṛṣṇā

Devanagari script

अर्जुनं वीररूपेण प्रविष्टो वायुरेव च / भारतीं रमते नित्यं शामलां च युधिष्ठिरः

Transliteration

arjunaṃ vīrarūpeṇa praviṣṭo vāyureva ca / bhāratīṃ ramate nityaṃ śāmalāṃ ca yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Translation

พระวายุเองเสด็จเข้าสู่อรชุนในรูปแห่งวีรบารมี; และยุธิษฐิระย่อมรื่นรมย์เป็นนิตย์ในภารตีและศยามลา

Word by Word

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna
• अर्जुनम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• वीररूपेण: in a heroic form
• वीररूपेण: करण (instrument/means; ‘in the form of’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (vīra-rūpa = heroic form)

• प्रविष्टः: having entered
• प्रविष्टः: कर्ता-विशेषण (qualifier of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; PPP ‘entered’

• वायुः: Vāyu (Wind-god)
• वायुः: कर्ता (Karta/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• एव: indeed
• एव: विशेषण-अव्यय (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भारतीम्: Bhāratī (Sarasvatī)
• भारतीम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• रमते: delights in/enjoys
• रमते: क्रिया (predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: काल/प्रकार-विशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन-द्वितीया (adverbial accusative)

• शामलाम्: Śāmalā (name)
• शामलाम्: कर्म (object; second object with च)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शामला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: कर्ता (Karta/subject; apposition/alternate subject in tradition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine śakti/tejas manifests through human instruments; valor and righteous rule are portrayed as empowered, not merely personal.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha and adhiṣṭhāna: higher agency operating through the individual while preserving ethical responsibility.

Application: Cultivate courage and duty with humility—treat talents as entrusted power; align strength with dharma rather than ego.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.17.40-43 (continuation on divine entry and chastity/interpretation)

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Vayu
• Bharati
• Yudhishthira
• Shamala

FAQs

What is the significance of Vāyu entering Arjuna in this Garuda Purana verse?

It presents Arjuna’s extraordinary valor as empowered by Vāyu’s presence, framing heroism as a divinely supported quality rather than mere physical strength.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader spiritual narrative?

Even when discussing worldly figures, the text links human excellence to cosmic agencies (devas), reinforcing that dharma and power operate within a divine moral order.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate courage and disciplined action as offerings to dharma—strength guided by righteousness, not ego, is portrayed as the highest form of “heroic” living.