Shloka 10

Ahaṅkāra-Tripartition and the Rise of Indriyas, Devatās, and Cosmic Administrators

Devanagari script

वाक्पाणिपादं पायुश्च उपस्थेति दश स्मृताः / वैकारिके ह्यहन्तत्त्वे प्रविश्य क्षोभयद्धरिः

Transliteration

vākpāṇipādaṃ pāyuśca upastheti daśa smṛtāḥ / vaikārike hyahantattve praviśya kṣobhayaddhariḥ

Translation

Ang pananalita, mga kamay, mga paa, ang puwit, at ang ari—ang mga ito’y inaalala bilang sampung (organong pandama at pagkilos). Pumasok si Hari sa vaikārika na anyo ng ahaṅkāra at Kanyang ginulo ito, upang magsimula ang kanilang mga gawain.

Word by Word

• vāk: speech (organ of speech)
• vāk: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem vāc; form vāk)

• pāṇi: hand
• pāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• pādam: foot
• pādam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• pāyuḥ: anus (organ of excretion)
• pāyuḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• upasthe: genitals (organ of generation)
• upasthe: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (context: organ of generation)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक अव्यय

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (agreeing with smṛtāḥ)

• smṛtāḥ: are known/considered
• smṛtāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु) + ta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि (are considered/known)

• vaikārike: in the vaikārika (state)
• vaikārike: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaikārika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन (state/condition)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/कारणार्थक अव्यय

• ahantattve: in the ego-principle
• ahantattve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahan-tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• praviśya: having entered
• praviśya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-viś (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभावकृदन्त (gerund): 'having entered'

• kṣobhayat: agitated/stirred
• kṣobhayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣubh (धातु) [णिच् causative: kṣobhay-]
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त

• hariḥ: Hari
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The five karmendriyas (speech, hands, feet, anus, generative organ) complete the ten indriyas; their functioning is initiated when Hari agitates the sattvic (vaikārika) aspect of ahaṅkāra.

Vedantic Theme: Instruments of action arise within prakṛti’s evolutes; the Self is akartā in essence, while agency operates through ahaṅkāra and indriyas under īśvara’s governance.

Application: Reduce egoic doership: perform actions with awareness that organs are instruments; practice karma-yoga—offer speech and deeds without attachment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.5.9-3.5.11 (completion of ten indriyas; transition to devatā-presidencies)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Ahaṅkāra (Ahantattva)

FAQs

What is the importance of the vaikārika ahaṅkāra in this Garuda Purana verse?

It identifies the sāttvika (vaikārika) aspect of ego-principle as the proximate source through which the organs become operative, showing how individuality channels functions like speech and action.

How does this verse explain the formation of the body’s functional organs?

It states that the organs (counted as ten in this context) are activated when Hari ‘enters’ and agitates the ego-principle (ahaṅkāra), implying a cosmic initiation of embodied capacities.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Recognize speech and actions as powers arising from deeper principles; practice restraint and purity of conduct by treating the senses and organs as sacred instruments rather than tools of ego-driven impulse.