Shloka 11

Sṛṣṭi–Pratisṛṣṭi: Viṣṇu as Kāla and the Ninefold Creation Schema

Devanagari script

अपसंह्रियते चान्ते संहर्ता च स्वयं हर / ब्रह्मा भूत्वासृजद्विष्णुर्जगत्पाति हरिः स्वयम्

Transliteration

apasaṃhriyate cānte saṃhartā ca svayaṃ hara / brahmā bhūtvāsṛjadviṣṇurjagatpāti hariḥ svayam

Translation

آخر میں یہ جگت سمیٹ لیا جاتا ہے اور فنا کرنے والا خود ہَر (شیو) ہے۔ برہما بن کر وشنو تخلیق کرتا ہے، اور ہری خود ہی جگت کی پرورش کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• अपसंह्रियते: is withdrawn/dissolved
• अपसंह्रियते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + सम् + हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• संहर्ता: destroyer
• संहर्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + हृ (धातु) + तृ (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृन्-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Emphasis (Nipata/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक-निपात

• हर: O Hara
• हर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि/हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• असृजत्: created
• असृजत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पाति: protects
• पाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Emphasis (Nipata/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक-निपात

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: One supreme principle manifests as Hara for saṃhāra, as Brahmā for sṛṣṭi, and as Hari for pālana.

Vedantic Theme: Non-duality of īśvara’s powers: nāma-bheda, kārya-bheda; tattva-abheda (difference in name/function, not in essence).

Application: Practice equanimity toward endings; interpret loss and change as part of larger cycles, while maintaining devotion and ethical steadiness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic-threshold

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.4.8-10 (creation and preservation roles); Garuda Purana 1.4.12 (Rudra-form at pralaya)

Characters & Entities

• Hara
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Hari

FAQs

What is the importance of the Trimurti theme in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames cosmic order through three functions—creation, preservation, and dissolution—showing that divine governance of the universe operates through these roles.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing pralaya and cosmic governance, it situates individual life and death within a larger cycle overseen by divine order—supporting the Purana’s broader teaching that moral law (dharma/karma) operates under that order.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Contemplate impermanence and live dharmically: what is created will be sustained for a time and then withdrawn, so cultivate duty, devotion, and ethical conduct rather than attachment.