Shloka 6

Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi

Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

संपत्स्यसे नात्र विचार्यमस्तीत्युक्त्वा सा वै प्रययौ विष्णुलोके / श्रीलक्ष्म्यंशाच्छ्रीरितीड्यां समाख्यां लब्ध्वा लोके शेषपत्नी बभूव

Transliteration

saṃpatsyase nātra vicāryamastītyuktvā sā vai prayayau viṣṇuloke / śrīlakṣmyaṃśācchrīritīḍyāṃ samākhyāṃ labdhvā loke śeṣapatnī babhūva

Translation

“تم یقیناً اسے پا لو گی، یہاں کسی غور و فکر کی گنجائش نہیں”، یہ کہہ کر وہ وِشنو لوک کو روانہ ہوئی۔ شری لکشمی کا اَمش ہونے کے سبب اس نے ‘شری’ کا معزز نام پایا اور دنیا میں شیش کی زوجہ بنی۔

Word by Word

• संपत्स्यसे: you will come to be / will happen
• संपत्स्यसे: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+पद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: अधिकरण (context/location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: 'here/in this matter')

• विचार्यम्: to be considered
• विचार्यम्: विधेय (predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+चर् (धातु) → विचार्य (कृदन्त, यत्/ण्यत्)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्यार्थक कृदन्त (to be considered), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'अस्ति' इत्यस्य विधेय

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having said'

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/indeed)

• प्रययौ: departed/went
• प्रययौ: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विष्णु-लोके: in Viṣṇu’s world
• विष्णु-लोके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः लोकः)

• श्री-लक्ष्मी-अंशात्: from a portion of Śrī-Lakṣmī
• श्री-लक्ष्मी-अंशात्: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीलक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्रीलक्ष्म्याः अंशः)

• श्रीः: Śrī
• श्रीः: कर्मधार्य-नाम (name/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात

• ईड्याम्: praiseworthy
• ईड्याम्: कर्मविशेषण (qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईड्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (समाख्याम्)

• समाख्याम्: name/appellation
• समाख्याम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु) → लब्ध्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive): 'having obtained'

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• शेष-पत्नी: wife of Śeṣa
• शेष-पत्नी: कर्ता/विधेय (predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शेषस्य पत्नी)

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration within Garuḍa Purāṇa; not a direct Vishnu–Garuḍa dialogue line in this verse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine assurance (niścaya) and grace lead to attainment of Viṣṇu’s realm; śrī as a divine potency (Lakṣmī-aṃśa) manifests as auspicious identity and rightful station.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha (grace) and śakti-tattva (Lakṣmī/Śrī as divine power) within a theistic Vedānta frame.

Application: Cultivate steadfast devotion and trust in the Lord’s promise; honor Śrī (Lakṣmī) as auspiciousness through ethical prosperity and reverent worship.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: divine realm (loka)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.28.7 (Viṣṇu’s uplifting act and mind’s purification); Garuda Purana 3.28.9 (forms/manifestations of consorts)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Sri-Lakshmi
• Sri
• Shesha (Ananta)

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnuloka in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Viṣṇuloka as a definitive, doubtless attainment for the divinely connected being described, emphasizing the certainty of reaching Viṣṇu’s realm when aligned with Śrī (auspicious divine power).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing Yama’s path or after-death rites, it depicts a theistic destination—departure to Viṣṇuloka—showing that spiritual identity and divine affiliation (Śrī-Lakṣmī’s aṃśa) can determine one’s realm of attainment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate Śrī—auspicious conduct, devotion, and dhārmic living—so one’s life is oriented toward higher spiritual goals rather than uncertainty and doubt.