Shloka 67

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

स वायुरिति संप्रोक्त इन्द्रादीनां खगेश्वर / हरितत्त्वेषु सर्वेषु स विष्वग्याव्यतेक्षणः

Transliteration

sa vāyuriti saṃprokta indrādīnāṃ khageśvara / haritattveṣu sarveṣu sa viṣvagyāvyatekṣaṇaḥ

Translation

Hỡi Chúa tể loài chim (Garuda), Ngài ấy được tuyên xưng là Vāyu—luồng sinh khí—đối với Indra và chư thiên khác. Trong mọi tattva và chân lý, Ngài thấm khắp muôn nơi; tầm nhìn trải rộng khắp vũ trụ.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• वायुः: Vāyu (wind-god)
• वायुः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण/Identifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; ‘सः’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-paryavasāna (वचनपर्यवसान/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; उद्धरण/निगमनार्थकः (quotative particle)

• संप्रोक्तः: is declared/said
• संप्रोक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; ‘सः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• इन्द्र-आदीनाम्: of Indra and others
• इन्द्र-आदीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचनम्

• खग-ईश्वर: O lord of birds
• खग-ईश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्

• हरि-तत्त्वेषु: in all the principles/aspects of Hari
• हरि-तत्त्वेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी, बहुवचनम्

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी, बहुवचनम्; ‘तत्त्वेषु’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• विष्वक्-व्याप्त-ईक्षणः: whose vision/perception is all-pervading
• विष्वक्-व्याप्त-ईक्षणः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of ‘saḥ’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्वक् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + व्याप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य ईक्षणं विष्वक् व्याप्तम्’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāyu/prāṇa as a universal, all-pervading principle sustaining devas and permeating all tattvas.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin and sarva-vyāpti (immanence): the one power functioning as life-breath and cosmic pervasion.

Application: Contemplate prāṇa as sacred: practice mindful breathing and see life-force as shared across beings, reducing egoic separation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16 (Vāyu/Marut aṁśa identification thread)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (Khageshvara)
• Vayu
• Indra
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of Vayu-tattva in Garuda Purana?

This verse identifies Vāyu not merely as physical wind but as a pervasive principle recognized even among the devas (Indra and others), present throughout all tattvas as an all-pervading power.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By stressing Vāyu’s all-pervading role, the verse points to prāṇa (life-wind) as a subtle, universal force underlying embodied existence—relevant to how the jīva is sustained and moves through states of life and transition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat prāṇa as sacred: cultivate disciplined breath, purity, and self-control, recognizing that life-energy pervades all beings and supports ethical living and spiritual practice.