Shloka 71

Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi

Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

एवं ब्रुवन्नुरगं कोपयुक्तं समग्रहीन्नादशत्सोप्युरङ्गः / एतस्य संधारणादेववीद्रे सा वायुपुत्रः प्रवहेत्याप संज्ञाम्

Transliteration

evaṃ bruvannuragaṃ kopayuktaṃ samagrahīnnādaśatsopyuraṅgaḥ / etasya saṃdhāraṇādevavīdre sā vāyuputraḥ pravahetyāpa saṃjñām

Translation

ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้ เขาก็จับนาคผู้เดือดดาลไว้แน่น และนาคนั้นก็คำรามกึกก้อง โอ้ผู้รู้ ด้วยการยึดเหนี่ยวไว้มั่นนี้เอง บุตรแห่งวายุจึงได้ชื่อว่า ‘ประวาหะ’ ผู้พัดพาและขับเคลื่อน

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• bruvan: speaking
• bruvan: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; कर्तरि प्रयोग (active participle)

• uragam: the serpent
• uragam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uraga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kopa-yuktam: endowed with anger, enraged
• kopa-yuktam: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कोपेन युक्तम्)

• samagrahīt: seized, grasped
• samagrahīt: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (निषेध/Negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• adaśat: bit
• adaśat: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: daś (दंश्/दश् धातु, ‘to bite’)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• api: also
• api: Nipāta (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि (also/even)

• uraṅgaḥ: the serpent
• uraṅgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uraṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• etasya: of this (one)
• etasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• saṃdhāraṇāt: from (his) holding/retaining
• saṃdhāraṇāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdhāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Nipāta (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis: only/indeed)

• vīdre: in/for the otter (vīdra)
• vīdre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīdra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• sā: she/that (one)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vāyu-putraḥ: son of Vāyu
• vāyu-putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वायोः पुत्रः)

• pravahā: the name ‘Pravahā’
• pravahā: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pravaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (संज्ञा/नाम)

• iti: thus (called)
• iti: Nipāta (निपात/Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-निर्देशक (quotative particle)

• āpa: obtained, received
• āpa: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• saṃjñām: designation, name
• saṃjñām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mastery over wrath and dangerous forces through steadfast holding (dhairya) and disciplined strength.

Vedantic Theme: Indriya-nigraha as a prerequisite for higher knowledge; the ‘holder’ motif hints at the Self as support (adhāra) amid turbulence.

Application: Cultivate restraint under provocation; respond to anger with steadiness rather than reaction, converting conflict into controlled action.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.28.72-75 (transition from physical contest to teaching on duality/discipline)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu
• Vayuputra (Hanuman)
• Uraga (serpent)

FAQs

What is the importance of the name ‘Pravaha’ in the Garuda Purana?

This verse explains the epithet as arising from an act of restraint—because Vāyu’s son firmly held the serpent, he gained the name ‘Pravaha,’ implying one who carries or propels through controlling force.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana context?

Indirectly, it highlights restraint and control over fierce forces; in Garuda Purana themes, mastery over turbulent energies supports dharmic order, which is essential for safe passage and stability in subtle realms.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice disciplined self-control in moments of anger and agitation; the verse frames strength as the ability to restrain and steady what is turbulent.