Moksha Sadhana Prakarana Adhyaya 3 Shloka 46 - Garuda Purana | Thai | Vedapath

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Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

परा (रमा) णूनामेकदेशे खगेन्द्र तन्नो संति प्राणिनां राशयश्च / प्रत्येकश संति रूपा हरेश्च ह्यतश्च तत्परमाणोरणीयः

Transliteration

parā (ramā) ṇūnāmekadeśe khagendra tanno saṃti prāṇināṃ rāśayaśca / pratyekaśa saṃti rūpā hareśca hyataśca tatparamāṇoraṇīyaḥ

Translation

โอ้ขคेंद्र แม้ในส่วนหนึ่งของความเป็นสูงสุดที่ละเอียดกว่าปรมาณู ก็ยังมีหมู่สัตว์โลกนับมาก และในแต่ละตนมีพระหริปรากฏเป็นรูปเฉพาะตน ดังนั้นพระองค์จึงละเอียดกว่าปรมาณูที่เล็กที่สุด

Word by Word

पराःsubtle/ultimate (as plural forms)

अणूनाम्of atoms

एकदेशेin one part/region

खगेन्द्रO lord of birds (Garuda)

तत्that

नnot

उindeed/also

सन्तिare/exist

प्राणिनाम्of living beings

राशयःheaps/aggregates

चand

प्रत्येकशःindividually

सन्तिare/exist

रूपाःforms

हरेःof Hari (Vishnu)

चand

हिindeed

अतःtherefore

चand

तत्that

परमाणोःof the supreme atom

अणीयःsmaller (than the small)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari) speaking to Garuda (Khagendra/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: In the subtlest ‘portion’ exist multitudes of beings; in each being Hari’s forms are individually present—divine immanence within all.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin and sarvātmabhāva: the Supreme pervades each jīva without division; the infinite is present in the finite.

Application: Practice seeing the divine presence in each being; cultivate non-contempt, compassion, and reverence; use this as a meditation cue (Hari in the heart of all).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.3.47 (no difference between subtle and vast; contemplation of the inconceivable)

Characters & Entities

Hari

Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu being described as ‘smaller than an atom’ in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes the Supreme’s extreme subtlety and immanence—Hari pervades even the finest level of existence, not merely the vast cosmos.

How does this verse explain the presence of the Divine in living beings?

It states that multitudes of beings exist even within the subtlest realm, and that Hari’s forms are present in each individually—pointing to an intimate, indwelling divinity.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate reverence for life and ethical conduct by remembering that the Divine presence is within every being, encouraging compassion, restraint, and devotion.