Shloka 42

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

Devanagari script

यो ह्यंशयुक्तो न तु सोंत्यो विशेष एवं ममाभाति वचस्तु तथ्यम्

Transliteration

yo hyaṃśayukto na tu soṃtyo viśeṣa evaṃ mamābhāti vacastu tathyam

Translation

ผู้ที่ประกอบด้วยส่วน (อํศะ) แท้จริงแล้วไม่มีความแยกขาดสุดท้ายหรือความแตกต่างโดยสิ้นเชิง ดังนี้ปรากฏแก่ข้าพเจ้า และถ้อยคำนี้เป็นความจริงแน่นอน

Word by Word

• यः: who/that which
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• अंशयुक्तः: endowed with parts
• अंशयुक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अंशयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; अंश+युक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-निपात (but/however)

• सः: that (he/it)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अणुत्वः: atomicity/minuteness
• अणुत्वः: Samānādhikaraṇa/Predicate (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अणुत्व (प्रातिपदिक; अणु+त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विशेषः: a distinction
• विशेषः: Samānādhikaraṇa/Predicate (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• मम: to me / of me
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• आभाति: appears/seems
• आभाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वचः: statement/word
• वचः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-निपात (but/indeed)

• तथ्यम्: true
• तथ्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (वचः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: If endowed with a portion of the Supreme (aṃśa-yukta), there is no absolute final separation (carama-viśeṣa) in truth—difference is not ultimate.

Vedantic Theme: Bhedābheda/abheda orientation: distinctions are empirical; ultimate reality is non-separate from its manifestations; dependence of parts on the Whole.

Application: Reduce divisive thinking: see shared ground beneath differences; in study, distinguish empirical classifications from ultimate unity; in life, practice inclusivity grounded in metaphysical kinship.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.3.43 (limits of perceiving the true uniqueness of the aṃśin)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Jiva (individual soul)
• Paramatma (Supreme Self)

FAQs

What is the importance of the 'aṁśa' (portion) teaching in Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes that the individual soul, being connected to the Supreme as an aṁśa, is not ultimately cut off by a final, absolute difference—supporting a liberation-oriented view of spiritual identity.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By stating there is no ultimate separation for the aṁśa-yukta jiva, the verse points beyond temporary states and distinctions toward the soul’s final truth—union/identity with the Supreme as the culmination of spiritual progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live with the conviction that spiritual identity is deeper than changing circumstances: practice devotion, self-discipline, and ethical conduct (dharma) as expressions of one’s connection to the Supreme.