Shloka 31

Kāraṇa-vyākhyā: Cosmic Agents, Rudra-Forms, Sense-Purity, and Ānanda-Tāratamya

Devanagari script

एतद्विस्तार्य मेब्रूहि पौत्राय तव सुव्रत / इत्युक्तस्तेन स हरिरुवाच करुणानिधिः

Transliteration

etadvistārya mebrūhi pautrāya tava suvrata / ityuktastena sa hariruvāca karuṇānidhiḥ

Translation

“โอ้ผู้มีปณิธานอันประเสริฐ จงอธิบายเรื่องนี้แก่ข้าโดยพิสดาร เพื่อประโยชน์แก่หลานของท่านเถิด” ครั้นถูกทูลเช่นนั้น พระหริผู้เป็นขุมทรัพย์แห่งกรุณาจึงเริ่มตรัส

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विस्तार्य: having elaborated
• विस्तार्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-स्तॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having expanded/explained’

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative singular) एन्क्लिटिक रूप

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

• पौत्राय: to (your) grandson
• पौत्राय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सुव्रत: O one of good vows
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘सु’ + ‘व्रत’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता; ‘he who was addressed’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument, agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• करुणा-निधिः: treasury of compassion
• करुणा-निधिः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करुणा (प्रातिपदिक) + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘करुणायाः निधिः’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Transmission of sacred knowledge through guru–śiṣya (or devotee–Lord) dialogue for the welfare of descendants.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as karuṇā-nidhi who reveals dharma/jñāna for loka-saṅgraha; śravaṇa as the doorway to realization.

Application: Approach qualified sources with humility; request clarity and detail; preserve teachings for family/lineage benefit.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: recurring ‘Śrī Kṛṣṇa/Hari uvāca’ discourse frames in Pretakalpa and Dharma-kāṇḍa sections

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Grandson (pautra)

FAQs

What is the importance of asking for a detailed explanation in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights the Purana’s teaching method: complex dharmic and spiritual topics should be explained “vistārya” (in detail) so the teaching can be preserved and transmitted accurately across generations.

How does this verse frame the dialogue between Garuda and Lord Vishnu?

It marks a transition into Vishnu’s compassionate instruction: after being requested to elaborate, Hari begins the next portion of teaching, reinforcing the Purana’s guru–disciple narrative flow.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Seek clarity rather than fragments—ask for full context in spiritual practice and ethics, and pass on well-understood teachings responsibly to the next generation.