Shloka 55
Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations
भुनक्ति सर्वदा वीद्रं तत्र मुख्यस्तु मारुतः / दुः खशोकादिकं किञ्चिद्देवानां भवति प्रभो
bhunakti sarvadā vīdraṃ tatra mukhyastu mārutaḥ / duḥ khaśokādikaṃ kiñciddevānāṃ bhavati prabho
وہاں ‘ویدر’ ہمیشہ بھوگا جاتا ہے؛ ان اسباب میں ماروت (ہوا) سب سے نمایاں ہے۔ اسی سے، اے پروردگار، دیوتاؤں کو بھی کچھ مقدار میں دکھ، غم اور اس جیسے عوارض لاحق ہوتے ہیں۔
Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu
Afterlife Stage: Svarga
Concept: Even in divine states, some measure of duḥkha-śoka persists; conditioned happiness is not absolute.
Vedantic Theme: Sarva-saṃsāra is duḥkha-miśra; only mokṣa is unconditioned; dispassion is strengthened by seeing limits of heavenly enjoyment.
Application: Do not romanticize ‘perfect’ states (status, pleasure, even heaven); use the insight to deepen vairāgya and seek stable inner freedom.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial realm
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16.53–54 (graded sukha up to Vāyu; Vāyu’s role)
FAQs
The verse highlights Maruta as the primary force among the conditions affecting experience, indicating that wind/air (vital movement) plays a leading role in producing felt distress such as sorrow and grief.
It states that duḥkha and śoka can arise “to some extent” even for devas, implying that certain experiential afflictions are tied to universal forces (like Maruta) rather than only to human circumstances.
Recognize that mental agitation and grief can be driven by subtle physiological and environmental forces; cultivate steadiness through dharma, breath discipline, and sattvic living to reduce duḥkha and śoka.