Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

सत्पात्रभूते विष्णुबुद्ध्या कदापि त्यजन्ति नैते मायया वै मुरारेः / एषामायुर्व्यर्थमाहुर्महान्तः कथं नष्टा इति सम्यग्रुरोद

Transliteration

satpātrabhūte viṣṇubuddhyā kadāpi tyajanti naite māyayā vai murāreḥ / eṣāmāyurvyarthamāhurmahāntaḥ kathaṃ naṣṭā iti samyagruroda

Translation

Khi thấy người thọ nhận xứng đáng, với trí quán rằng chính Viṣṇu đang hiện diện nơi đó, những người ấy không bao giờ rời bỏ cái nhìn cung kính ấy, cũng chẳng bị māyā của Murāri (Viṣṇu) mê hoặc. Các bậc đại nhân nói rằng đời sống của kẻ thiếu tuệ giác này là uổng phí, rồi than khóc sâu xa: “Sao họ lại hư mất như thế?”

Word by Word

• सत्पात्रभूते: in/with regard to the worthy recipient
• सत्पात्रभूते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सत् पात्रं भूते) — ‘in one who has become a worthy recipient’

• विष्णुबुद्ध्या: with Viṣṇu-consciousness
• विष्णुबुद्ध्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (विष्णोः बुद्धिः) — ‘with the thought that (it is) Viṣṇu’

• कदापि: ever/at any time
• कदापि: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (अव्यय) + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (at any time/ever)

• त्यजन्ति: abandon
• त्यजन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध अव्यय (negation)

• एते: these (people)
• एते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मायया: by illusion
• मायया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थ/खल्वर्थ (emphatic particle)

• मुरारेः: of Murāri (Viṣṇu)
• मुरारेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुरारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• एषाम्: of these
• एषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• आयुः: life-span
• आयुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• व्यर्थम्: in vain
• व्यर्थम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: व्यर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• आहुः: said
• आहुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• महान्तः: the great ones
• महान्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महान्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Prashna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• नष्टाः: ruined
• नष्टाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘destroyed/ruined’

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha (वाक्यार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative)

• सम्यक्: properly, intensely
• सम्यक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (properly/fully)

• रुरोद: wept
• रुरोद: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu-buddhi toward the worthy recipient protects from māyā; lack of such insight makes life ‘wasted’.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sannidhāna and śuddha-dṛṣṭi; māyā is overcome by bhakti-yukta viveka; seeing the Lord in dharmic contexts.

Application: Cultivate reverent perception in acts of giving/service; choose worthy causes/teachers; practice nāma-smaraṇa to resist delusion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-social space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: praise of dāna to satpātra and Viṣṇu-bhakti as purifier; Garuda Purana: condemnation of māyā-driven life as vyartha

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Murari
• Mahantas (great sages)

FAQs

What is the importance of satpātra (worthy recipient) in Garuda Purana?

This verse links satpātra with viṣṇu-buddhi—treating a deserving person as a locus of Vishnu—so acts like service or giving become spiritually protected from delusion and yield lasting merit.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana context?

In the Preta Kanda’s ethical frame, steadfast Vishnu-consciousness (not being carried away by māyā) is presented as the inner safeguard that prevents spiritual “loss,” supporting a favorable post-death trajectory rather than confusion and downfall.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice discernment in charity and service, honor genuinely virtuous recipients, and keep devotion steady—so daily actions are not wasted in distraction but aligned to dharma and lasting spiritual benefit.