Shloka 52

Brahmāṇḍa-Āvaraṇa Nirūpaṇa, Virajā-Setu, and Prākṛta–Vaikṛta Sṛṣṭi

Devanagari script

सृष्टिश्च प्रलयश्चैव संसारो भक्तिरेव च / देवता ऋषिमुख्याश्च लोका भूरादयस्तथा

Transliteration

sṛṣṭiśca pralayaścaiva saṃsāro bhaktireva ca / devatā ṛṣimukhyāśca lokā bhūrādayastathā

Translation

Sự sáng tạo và sự hủy diệt, vòng luân hồi của thế gian, và cả bhakti (lòng sùng kính); các chư thiên, các bậc hiền triết tối thượng, cùng các cõi giới bắt đầu từ Bhū (Địa giới)—tất cả đều được bao hàm trong lời dạy này.

Word by Word

• सृष्टिः: creation
• सृष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रलयः: dissolution
• प्रलयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारणार्थक

• संसारः: worldly existence
• संसारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारणार्थक

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• देवताः: deities
• देवताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• ऋषि-मुख्याः: chief sages
• ऋषि-मुख्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; समासः—ऋषीणां मुख्याः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• लोकाः: worlds/realms
• लोकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• भूः-आदयः: Bhūḥ and the others (worlds)
• भूः-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; समासः—भूः आदिः येषाम् (बहुव्रीहिवत् प्रयोगः), परम्परया ‘भूः’ इत्यादयः (enumerative)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: likewise)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhakti is presented alongside cosmology and saṃsāra as a central category within the teaching’s scope.

Vedantic Theme: Integration of jñāna (cosmic understanding) with bhakti (devotional orientation) within purāṇic pedagogy.

Application: Hold a balanced sādhana: study impermanence (sṛṣṭi/pralaya), observe saṃsāra patterns, and anchor the mind in devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.10 (topic expansion: cosmology and devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Rishis
• Lokas
• Bhū-loka

FAQs

What is the importance of creation and dissolution (sṛṣṭi–pralaya) in Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Garuda Purana’s teaching as encompassing the full cosmic process—creation, dissolution, and the lived reality of saṃsāra—so the listener understands spiritual practice within a larger cosmic order.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey and saṃsāra?

By naming saṃsāra alongside cosmology and devotion, the verse implies that repeated birth and death operate within cosmic cycles, and that bhakti is highlighted as a transformative principle within that condition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Reflect on impermanence (pralaya) to reduce attachment, and cultivate steady bhakti—devotional remembrance and ethical living—as a daily antidote to the anxieties of worldly cycles.