Shloka 67

Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti

Devanagari script

मांसास्थिमज्जरुधिरैः सहिते च देहे भक्तिं सदैव भगवन्नपि तस्करे च / गुर्वग्निबाडबगवादिषु सत्सु दुः खात्सम्यग्विरक्तिमुपयामि सहस्व नित्यम्

Transliteration

māṃsāsthimajjarudhiraiḥ sahite ca dehe bhaktiṃ sadaiva bhagavannapi taskare ca / gurvagnibāḍabagavādiṣu satsu duḥ khātsamyagviraktimupayāmi sahasva nityam

Translation

ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า แม้อยู่ในกายที่ประกอบด้วยเนื้อ กระดูก ไขกระดูก และโลหิต แม้ท่ามกลางภัยจากโจรและอันตรายทั้งหลาย ขอให้ข้าพเจ้าดำรงภักติแด่พระองค์เป็นนิตย์ จากทุกข์ที่เกิดจากความเข้มงวดของครู ไฟ บาฑพาคนิ และโคเป็นต้น ขอให้ข้าพเจ้าได้บรรลุความคลายกำหนัดอันแท้จริง—โปรดอดทนและคุ้มครองข้าพเจ้าตลอดไป

Word by Word

• māṃsa-asthi-majjā-rudhiraiḥ: with flesh, bones, marrow, and blood
• māṃsa-asthi-majjā-rudhiraiḥ: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māṃsa (प्रातिपदिक) + asthi (प्रातिपदिक) + majjā (प्रातिपदिक) + rudhira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग; dvandva treated as neuter), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• sahite: combined/filled (with)
• sahite: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with dehe

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)

• dehe: in the body
• dehe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhaktim: devotion
• bhaktim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) emphasis

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• api: even
• api: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) ‘even/also’

• taskare: in/among thieves
• taskare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)

• guru-agni-bāḍaba-gava-ādiṣu: among gurus, fire, bāḍaba (submarine fire), cows, etc.
• guru-agni-bāḍaba-gava-ādiṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक) + agni (प्रातिपदिक) + bāḍaba (प्रातिपदिक) + gava (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Plural (बहुवचन); समाहार/सूची-तत्पुरुषः with ādi (etc.)

• satsu: among the good/holy
• satsu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Plural (बहुवचन)

• duḥkhāt: from suffering
• duḥkhāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन)

• samyak: properly/truly
• samyak: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• viraktim: dispassion/detachment
• viraktim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: virakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• upayāmi: I attain/approach
• upayāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-yā (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• sahasva: bear (with me)/forgive/endure
• sahasva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sah (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nityam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Maintain unwavering devotion despite bodily impurity and external dangers; suffering can mature vairāgya when held in remembrance of the Lord.

Vedantic Theme: Deha-asatva (non-ultimate nature of the body); śaraṇāgati (taking refuge); duḥkha as a spur to dispassion.

Application: Practice daily bhakti (nāma, pūjā) even in adverse environments; reinterpret hardships as reminders to detach; cultivate refuge-prayer during fear.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated emphasis on deha as pañcabhūta/impure and bhakti as the raft across saṃsāra; Garuda Purana: protective remembrance of Vishnu amid calamities

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Lord Vishnu
• Agni
• Badabagni (submarine fire)

FAQs

What is the importance of vairagya (dispassion) in Garuda Purana?

This verse frames vairagya as a mature response to unavoidable bodily and worldly suffering—detachment arises when one recognizes the body’s frailty and the insecurity of worldly conditions, while holding steady devotion to God.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana?

By emphasizing devotion and dispassion while still embodied, it points to inner preparation before death—reducing attachment to the physical body and cultivating God-centeredness, which the Preta Kanda treats as crucial for the post-death journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice steady devotion and ethical vigilance even in stressful or unsafe environments, and use hardships as reminders to loosen attachment to the body and possessions, strengthening calm, disciplined spiritual focus.