Shloka 53

Paramparā (Transmission), Rudra’s Viṣṇu-Dhyāna, and the Garuḍa Purāṇa’s Origin-Impulse

Devanagari script

नागदास्यान्मातरं त्वं विनतां मोक्षयिष्यसि / देवादीन्सकलाञ्जित्वा चामृतं ह्यानयिष्यसि

Transliteration

nāgadāsyānmātaraṃ tvaṃ vinatāṃ mokṣayiṣyasi / devādīnsakalāñjitvā cāmṛtaṃ hyānayiṣyasi

Translation

تم ناگوں کی غلامی سے اپنی ماں وِنَتا کو آزاد کرو گے؛ اور تمام دیوتاؤں کو مغلوب کرکے یقیناً امرت (آبِ حیات) لے آؤ گے۔

Word by Word

• नागदास्यात्: from serpent-servitude
• नागदास्यात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग+दास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular

• मातरम्: mother
• मातरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun nominative singular

• विनताम्: Vinatā
• विनताम्: Karma (Apposition to object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• मोक्षयिष्यसि: you will free
• मोक्षयिष्यसि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु) (causative: मोक्षय-)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• देव-आदीन्: the gods and others
• देव-आदीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव+आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• सकलान्: all
• सकलान्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; adjective qualifying देव-आदीन्

• जित्वा: having conquered
• जित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund)

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

• अमृतम्: nectar (amṛta)
• अमृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/हेतौ (emphatic/indeed)

• आनयिष्यसि: you will bring
• आनयिष्यसि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+नी (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Kashyapa (to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kṛtajñatā and pitṛ-mātṛ-bhakti: righteous action undertaken for a just cause yields extraordinary outcomes; ends bondage.

Vedantic Theme: Bandha–mokṣa symbolism: amṛta as deathlessness; liberation begins with dharmic intent and divine alignment.

Application: Honor and protect parents/guardians; pursue difficult duties for the sake of freeing others from oppression.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial realm/fortress-like guarded locus

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.2.51 (promise of release); Garuda Purana 1.2.54 (Viṣṇu’s vāhana; poison-destroyer)

Characters & Entities

• Nāgas
• Vinatā
• Devas
• Amṛta

FAQs

What is the importance of Garuda bringing Amrita in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Garuda’s quest for amṛta as a dharmic mission to liberate his mother Vinatā, showing that extraordinary power is justified when used for righteous liberation.

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

Indirectly, it highlights mokṣa as ‘release from bondage’—here symbolized by Vinatā’s servitude—foreshadowing the text’s broader concern with freeing beings from binding consequences and suffering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use strength, knowledge, and resources to remove unjust bondage and suffering in one’s family and community, keeping the goal of liberation (mokṣa) above ego or mere victory.