Shloka 89

Vṛṣotsarga (Bull-Release Gift): Procedure, Merit, and Narratives on Dharma, Karma, and Liberation

Devanagari script

यया विष्णुमयं सर्वम्त्मन्येव ददृशिवान् / मुनय ऊचुः / शृणु वत्स प्रवक्ष्या मो हिताय तव बालक

Transliteration

yayā viṣṇumayaṃ sarvamtmanyeva dadṛśivān / munaya ūcuḥ / śṛṇu vatsa pravakṣyā mo hitāya tava bālaka

Translation

ด้วยทัศนะญาณนั้น เขาเห็นสรรพสิ่งเป็นวิษณุมยอยู่ในอาตมันของตนเอง ฤๅษีกล่าวว่า “ฟังเถิด วัตสะ โอ้เด็กน้อย เพื่อประโยชน์แก่เจ้า เราจักอธิบายให้”

Word by Word

• यया: by which (means)
• यया: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतु/करणार्थ

• विष्णुमयम्: pervaded by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुमयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (विष्णुना/विष्णोः मयम् = ‘consisting of Viṣṇu’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (सर्वम्)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आत्मनि: in the Self
• आत्मनि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis)

• ददृशिवान्: (he) saw/has seen
• ददृशिवान्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारार्थक क्तवतु-प्रत्यय (परिप्रास/परफेक्ट-पर्याय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Imperative/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वत्स: dear child
• वत्स: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I will explain
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हिताय: for the benefit
• हिताय: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• बालक: boy
• बालक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

The sages (Munis)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu-mayatā: seeing all as pervaded by Viṣṇu, realized inwardly (ātmani eva), and taught compassionately by sages.

Vedantic Theme: Non-dual pervasion (sarvaṃ khalvidaṃ) expressed theistically as Viṣṇu as inner Self (antaryāmin); bhakti supporting jñāna-vision.

Application: Practice remembrance and contemplative seeing: interpret experiences as occurring within the divine presence; cultivate reverence toward all beings as Viṣṇu-pervaded.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.6.90-92 (principle sustaining happiness here/after; karma bonds; guna-based rebirth)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Munis

FAQs

What is the importance of seeing everything as Vishnu in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights a transformative spiritual vision: realizing all existence as permeated by Viṣṇu, which becomes the basis for right understanding and dharmic living.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It points to inner realization (seeing the divine within the Self) as the guiding knowledge that supports the soul’s progress, implying that true welfare comes from spiritual instruction and correct vision.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice reverence and restraint by viewing beings and events as under the presence of the divine—this supports ethical conduct, compassion, and steadiness in daily life.