Shloka 27
Viṣṇv-ekapūjya-nirṇaya; Gaṅgā-Viṣṇupadī-māhātmya; Kali-yuga doṣa; Puṣkara-dharma of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
संजानातीत्येव संज्ञामवाप संज्ञेति लोके सूर्य भार्या खगेन्द्र / ब्रह्मण्डस्य ह्यभिमानी तु देवो विराडिति ह्यभिधामाप तेन
saṃjānātītyeva saṃjñāmavāpa saṃjñeti loke sūrya bhāryā khagendra / brahmaṇḍasya hyabhimānī tu devo virāḍiti hyabhidhāmāpa tena
‘سنجانات’—جاننے ہی سے اس نے ‘سنج्ञا’ نام پایا؛ پس اے خگندر، دنیا میں وہ ‘سنج्ञا’، سورج کی بھاریا، کہلاتی ہے۔ اور جو دیوتا برہمانڈ کا اَبھیمانی (حاکمِ باطن) ہے، اس نے بھی اسی کے سبب ‘ویرات’ کی سنج્ઞا حاصل کی۔
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)
Concept: Names encode cognition and function; Virāṭ denotes the cosmic ‘I’-principle presiding over the manifested universe.
Vedantic Theme: Virāṭ as the macrocosmic aspect of Īśvara; the relation of individual identification to cosmic identification (abhimāna) as a teaching device.
Application: Use macrocosm–microcosm reflection: observe how ‘I’-sense operates, then contemplate its cosmic counterpart to loosen ego-fixation.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: cosmic totality
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.29.26 (Rohiṇī as Nārāyaṇa’s manifestation); Garuda Purana 3.29.28-30 (shift to tīrtha/śakti and mantra-personification)
FAQs
This verse links Virāṭ to the presiding self-identification (abhimāna) of the brahmāṇḍa, presenting Virāṭ as a cosmic identity through which the universe is apprehended as an embodied whole.
Indirectly, it frames a Purāṇic worldview where cosmic orders and presiding deities structure experience; such cosmology underlies later teachings on how the jīva moves through ordained realms and identities after death.
Use it to cultivate a wider perspective: personal ‘I’-sense is a limited reflection of cosmic ‘abhimāna’; remembering this supports humility, steadier dharma, and less ego-driven action.