Shloka 53

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

Devanagari script

न च भेदः क्वचित्तस्य ह्यणुमात्रेपि युज्यते / तथापि विद्यतेणुत्वं तस्मादैश्वर्ययोगतः

Transliteration

na ca bhedaḥ kvacittasya hyaṇumātrepi yujyate / tathāpi vidyateṇutvaṃ tasmādaiśvaryayogataḥ

Translation

ในพระองค์ไม่อาจกล่าวความแตกต่างใดๆ ได้เลย แม้เพียงระดับอะตอม; กระนั้นด้วยความสัมพันธ์แห่งอิศวรรยภาพ จึงกล่าวถึงความเป็น ‘อนุ’ คือความเล็กละเอียดของพระองค์ได้เช่นกัน

Word by Word

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

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

• भेदः: difference; division
• भेदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• तस्य: of that (one)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• अणुमात्रे: even in an atom-sized measure
• अणुमात्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अणु-मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अणोः मात्रा/measure of an atom), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle)

• युज्यते: is applicable
• युज्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• तथापि: nevertheless
• तथापि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/concession)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, concessive connector (nevertheless)

• विद्यते: exists
• विद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; भावे/सत्तायाम् (exists)

• अणुत्वम्: atomic minuteness
• अणुत्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अणुत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/therefore)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-तसिल्/पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय (ablatival: therefore/from that)

• ऐश्वर्य-योगतः: due to (its) lordly power
• ऐश्वर्य-योगतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पञ्चमी-अर्थे तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय ‘योगतः’ (because of connection with lordship)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: No real difference or division exists in Him; yet ‘atomic minuteness’ is predicated due to His aiśvarya—His capacity to be present as the subtlest indweller.

Vedantic Theme: Non-duality of the divine essence with immanent subtle presence; predication by śakti (aiśvarya) rather than by limitation; aṇor aṇīyān principle.

Application: Meditate on the Lord as the innermost witness (antarātmā) while maintaining the understanding that this ‘smallness’ is a mode of presence, not a reduction of the Absolute.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.3.51-52 (vyāpti and discourse; no limitation in guṇa/kāla)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What does this Garuda Purana verse mean by 'no division even to an atom'?

It teaches that the Supreme (Vishnu) is ultimately indivisible and cannot be partitioned or differentiated in essence, even in the tiniest conceivable way.

Why does the verse still say the Lord has 'minuteness' (aṇutva)?

Because by His aiśvarya (sovereign power), the Lord can be present as the subtlest indweller—without becoming divided in His true nature.

Practical application of this teaching today?

Cultivate reverence and ethical living by remembering the Divine is both beyond all limits and present within all beings, encouraging humility, non-harm, and steady devotion.