Shloka 13

Vīrya, Māyā/Prakṛti, Śrī’s Inseparability, Paramāṇu, and Hari’s Infinitude

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच / यद्वीर्यमाधत्त हरिः स्वयं प्रभुर्मायाभिधायां विनतातनूज / तद्वीर्यमाहुर्नृहरेः स्वरूपं विपश्चितो निश्चिततत्त्वदर्शिनः

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / yadvīryamādhatta hariḥ svayaṃ prabhurmāyābhidhāyāṃ vinatātanūja / tadvīryamāhurnṛhareḥ svarūpaṃ vipaścito niścitatattvadarśinaḥ

Translation

พระศรีกฤษณะตรัสว่า “โอ บุตรแห่งวินตา วีรยะที่พระหริผู้เป็นเจ้าโดยแท้ทรงรับไว้ในรูปที่เรียกว่า ‘มายา’ นั้นเอง บัณฑิตผู้เห็นตัตตวะอย่างแน่นอนย่อมประกาศว่าเป็นสภาวะ (สวรูป) แห่งพระนฤหริ”

Word by Word

• śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); speaker tag

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धाातु)
• Form: Perfect/लिट्, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• yat: that which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)

• vīryam: potency
• vīryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; correlates with yat/tat

• ādhatta: placed, infused
• ādhatta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धाातु) with ā- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Imperfect/लङ् (लङ्-लकार), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• hariḥ: Hari
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; reflexive adverb (स्वयम्)

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; apposition to hariḥ

• māyā-abhidhāyām: in (her) named Māyā
• māyā-abhidhāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक) + abhidhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular; 'in (one) called māyā'

• vinatā-tanūja: O son of Vinatā
• vinatā-tanūja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinatā (प्रातिपदिक) + tanūja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; addressing Garuḍa as 'son of Vinatā'

• tat: that
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; correlative to yat

• vīryam: potency
• vīryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• āhuḥ: they say
• āhuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धाातु)
• Form: Perfect/लिट्, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada

• nṛ-hareḥ: of Narahari
• nṛ-hareḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; 'of Narahari (Man-Lion Lord)'

• svarūpam: essential nature
• svarūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; predicate complement of vīryam

• vipaścitaḥ: the wise
• vipaścitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipaścit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural (बहुवचन); subject of āhuḥ

• niścita-tattva-darśinaḥ: those who see the ascertained truth
• niścita-tattva-darśinaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niścita (कृदन्त; ni-√ci + kta) + tattva (प्रातिपदिक) + darśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; qualifying vipaścitaḥ; 'seers of determined truth'

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa (as narrator/teacher)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The vīrya that Hari ‘assumes’ in the mode called Māyā is declared by realized knowers to be Nṛhari’s essential nature (svarūpa), not a merely external add-on.

Vedantic Theme: Śakti as non-separate from Śaktimān; māyā as dependent power; reconciling manifestation with divine immutability (acintya-śakti framing).

Application: Contemplate divine power as intrinsic to the Lord; interpret worldly manifestation as governed by Īśvara’s dependent śakti, reducing confusion and fostering steady devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: passages asserting Viṣṇu’s supremacy and māyā as His power (general doctrinal parallel); Garuda Purana: Nṛsiṃha/Nṛhari invocations in protective and devotional contexts (where present in recensions)

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Garuda (Vinata-putra)
• Nṛhari (Narasimha)
• Māyā

FAQs

What is the importance of Māyā in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse frames Māyā as a divine power assumed by Hari, indicating that cosmic manifestation is governed by the Lord’s own potency, not independent of Him.

How does this verse relate to Nṛhari (Narasimha) as an avatāra?

It states that the ‘vīrya’ (divine potency) taken up by Hari is identified by realized sages as the very svarūpa (essential nature) of Nṛhari—linking Narasimha’s manifestation to the Lord’s supreme power.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate discernment and devotion by seeing power, change, and worldly appearances as governed by the Divine—encouraging humility, ethical conduct, and steady faith amid uncertainty.