Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

गुणतः कालतश्चैव परिच्छेदो न कुत्रचित् / व्याप्तत्वं देशतो ह्यस्ति सर्वभूतेषु यद्यापि

Transliteration

guṇataḥ kālataścaiva paricchedo na kutracit / vyāptatvaṃ deśato hyasti sarvabhūteṣu yadyāpi

Translation

ในด้านคุณลักษณะและกาลเวลา ไม่มีขอบเขตที่ใดเลย; และแม้พระองค์สถิตในสรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวง ความแผ่ซ่านของพระองค์ถูกกล่าวโดยอ้างอิงตามมิติแห่งสถานที่

Word by Word

• गुणतः: in terms of qualities
• गुणतः: Hetu (हेतु/ground)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb), ‘गुणतः’ = गुणदृष्ट्या/from the standpoint of qualities

• कालतः: in terms of time
• कालतः: Hetu (हेतु/ground)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय, ‘कालतः’ = कालदृष्ट्या/from the standpoint of time

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण-निपात (emphasis)

• परिच्छेदः: limitation
• परिच्छेदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिच्छेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• कुत्रचित्: anywhere
• कुत्रचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुत्रचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनिश्चित-देशवाचक (indefinite adverb of place)

• व्याप्तत्वम्: pervasiveness
• व्याप्तत्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याप्तत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देशतः: in terms of place
• देशतः: Hetu (हेतु/ground)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय, ‘देशतः’ = देशदृष्ट्या/from the standpoint of place

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

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सर्वभूतेषु: in all beings
• सर्वभूतेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सर्वाणि भूतानि/all beings), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यद्यपि: although
• यद्यपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/concession)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्ययीभावार्थ-समुच्चय (concessive particle: although)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: No limitation applies to the Lord regarding qualities or time; ‘pervasion’ is articulated in spatial terms though He is present in all beings.

Vedantic Theme: Nitya (timeless) and nirguṇa-in-the-sense-of-unlimited attributes; immanence (antarvyāpti) expressed via deśa language without implying real spatial constraint.

Application: Practice seeing the divine in every being and circumstance; reduce sectarian ‘here only’ thinking while keeping devotional focus.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.3.50-51 (deśa-pariccheda and vyavahāra); Garuda Purana 3.3.53 (no bheda; aṇutva by aiśvarya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Atman
• Sarvabhuta (all beings)

FAQs

What is the importance of all-pervasiveness (vyāptatva) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse stresses that the Supreme Self is not limited by time or attributes; “pervasion” is only a way to indicate its presence everywhere, supporting a liberation-focused (moksha) understanding rather than a confined, material view of the soul.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By indicating the Self’s freedom from temporal and qualitative limitation, it implies that bondage and fear arise from misidentifying the Self with changing qualities; recognizing the all-pervading Atman is a key step toward release from post-death confusion and suffering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate detachment from shifting moods and identities (guṇas) and reflect on the steady witness-consciousness; this supports ethical living, reduces fear of change and death, and aligns practice with moksha-oriented teachings of the Garuda Purana.