Shloka 13

Gayā-māhātmya: Gayāsura, Viṣṇu’s Establishment, and the Fruits of Śrāddha at Gayā

Devanagari script

युष्माकं स्याद्वारिवहा नदी पाषाणपर्वतः / शप्तैस्तु प्रार्थितो ब्रह्मानुग्रहं कृतवान्प्रभुः

Transliteration

yuṣmākaṃ syādvārivahā nadī pāṣāṇaparvataḥ / śaptaistu prārthito brahmānugrahaṃ kṛtavānprabhuḥ

Translation

تمہارے لیے پانی بہانے والی ندی ہوگی اور پتھر کا پہاڑ بھی ہوگا۔ مگر جب سَپت رِشیوں نے التجا کی تو ربّ نے برہما کے انوگرہ (فضل) کی صورت میں ور عطا فرمایا۔

Word by Word

• युष्माकम्: of you (plural)
• युष्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्यात्: would be / may become
• स्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वारिवहा: water-carrying
• वारिवहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारिवहा (प्रातिपदिक) = वारि + वहा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (नदी)

• नदी: river
• नदी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पाषाणपर्वतः: a rocky mountain
• पाषाणपर्वतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाषाणपर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) = पाषाण + पर्वत
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शप्तैः: by the cursers/cursed ones
• शप्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शप्त (प्रातिपदिक; शप्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; ‘by the cursed ones’/‘by those who cursed’ (contextual)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक (particle)

• प्रार्थितः: was entreated
• प्रार्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रार्थ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having been entreated’

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

• अनुग्रहम्: favor/grace
• अनुग्रहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• कृतवान्: did / granted
• कृतवान्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त (perfect participle/agentive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (having done)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (ब्रह्मा इत्यस्य विशेषण/समनाधिकरण)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sincere entreaty by the righteous (ṛṣi-prārthanā) can mitigate harsh outcomes; divine grace restores balance without negating moral law.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha as the harmonizing factor alongside karma; śaraṇāgati (turning toward the Lord) as transformative.

Application: When consequences arise, seek reform and prayer rather than despair; rely on wise intercession/mentorship and commit to ethical correction.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha landscape (river and rocky hill)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: recurring pattern of śāpa and śāpa-śamana through devotion and right conduct (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Saptarishis

FAQs

What is the importance of Brahmā’s grace (brahmānugraha) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that even when conditions are fixed by fate or prior statements, sincere entreaty by great sages can invoke divine sanction—here framed as “Brahmā’s grace”—to restore auspicious order.

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes that cosmic arrangements affecting beings (including post-death landscapes and conditions described in Preta Kanda) are governed by divine law, yet can be moderated through higher intercession and grace.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate humility and prayerful recourse to dharmic means—seeking guidance from learned teachers and performing sincere supplication—rather than despairing when circumstances seem harsh or irreversible.