Shloka 56

Kāraṇa-vyākhyā: Cosmic Agents, Rudra-Forms, Sense-Purity, and Ānanda-Tāratamya

Devanagari script

यस्माद्रुदं चोर्वरितं वै चकार तस्मात्स रुद्रस्त्वौर्वसंज्ञो बभूव / और्वस्तु लोकान्मोक्षयोग्यांश्च दृष्ट्वा ह्यत्यन्तं वै विषयेष्वेव निष्ठान्

Transliteration

yasmādrudaṃ corvaritaṃ vai cakāra tasmātsa rudrastvaurvasaṃjño babhūva / aurvastu lokānmokṣayogyāṃśca dṛṣṭvā hyatyantaṃ vai viṣayeṣveva niṣṭhān

Translation

Vì ông đã làm vang dội tiếng than khóc, lại khiến đất đai trở nên phì nhiêu, nên được gọi là Rudra, mang danh Aurva. Nhưng Aurva, nhìn khắp các cõi, ngay cả những kẻ đáng được giải thoát, cũng thấy họ hoàn toàn chỉ bám chặt vào các đối tượng của giác quan.

Word by Word

• यस्मात्: because of which / since
• यस्मात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• रुदम्: weeping/crying (act)
• रुदम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• उर्वरितम्: abundant, copious
• उर्वरितम्: विशेषण (of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उर्वरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मविशेषण

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• चकार: did, made
• चकार: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: अपादान (cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (contrastive particle)

• और्वसंज्ञः: named Aurva
• और्वसंज्ञः: विशेषण (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: और्व (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (name-determinative: 'Aūrva-name'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• और्वः: Aurva
• और्वः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: और्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तु: but/and
• तु: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• लोकान्: worlds/people
• लोकान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• मोक्षयोग्यान्: fit for liberation
• मोक्षयोग्यान्: विशेषण (of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + योग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (determinative: 'fit for mokṣa'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; लोकान्-विशेषण

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

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (causal/emphatic particle)

• अत्यन्तम्: excessively, utterly
• अत्यन्तम्: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यन्तम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

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

• विषयेषु: in sense-objects
• विषयेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• एव: only
• एव: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (restrictive particle)

• निष्ठान्: attachments, fixations
• निष्ठान्: कर्म (object of implied 'saw')
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even those ‘fit for liberation’ can remain bound by viṣaya-niṣṭhā (fixation on sense-objects); eligibility without vairāgya is fragile.

Vedantic Theme: Bandha through viṣaya-āsakti; the need for viveka-vairāgya as a prerequisite for mokṣa-sādhana.

Application: Audit daily attachments; cultivate deliberate sense-restraint and reflective practices (svādhyāya, satsanga) to convert ‘fitness’ into actual renunciation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa themes: bondage by desire (viṣaya), rarity of true detachment; Garuda Purana bhakti-to-Viṣṇu as antidote to māyā (context continued in 3.18.57-60)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Aurva
• Lokas (worlds)
• Moksha (liberation)

FAQs

What is the importance of sense-detachment (vairagya) in Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that even those capable of liberation can remain bound if they are intensely attached to sense-objects; detachment is portrayed as essential for moksha.

How does this verse explain the path of liberation (moksha)?

It implies that qualification for moksha is not enough by itself—one must also turn away from exclusive fixation on viṣayas (sense-enjoyments) to progress toward liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Reduce compulsive sense-driven habits and cultivate disciplined living (self-restraint, reflection, and devotion/meditation) so that spiritual goals are not undermined by constant viṣaya-attachment.