Shloka 33

Sṛṣṭi-krama, Pratibimba-Upādhi, and Viṣṇu as Primary Brahman

with Pralaya and Nāma-Stuti

Devanagari script

पर्यङ्करूपेण वभूव देवी वासस्वरूपेण रमा विरेजे / सर्वं रमा सैव तदैव चासीत्सैका देवी बहुरूपा बभाषे

Transliteration

paryaṅkarūpeṇa vabhūva devī vāsasvarūpeṇa ramā vireje / sarvaṃ ramā saiva tadaiva cāsītsaikā devī bahurūpā babhāṣe

Translation

Nữ Thần hóa thành hình tướng chiếc giường; và Ramā (Lakṣmī) rực sáng trong hình tướng y phục. Quả thật, ngay lúc ấy, mọi sự đều chỉ là Ramā—một Nữ Thần duy nhất, nhưng hiện bày muôn hình, và cất lời.

Word by Word

• पर्यङ्करूपेण: in the form of a couch
• पर्यङ्करूपेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्यङ्क + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वासस्वरूपेण: in the form of clothing/garment
• वासस्वरूपेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• रमा: Rama (Lakshmi)
• रमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विरेजे: shone
• विरेजे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect); आत्मनेपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma/Predicative (प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रमा: Rama
• रमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

• एव: just/indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

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

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एका: one
• एका: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of देवी)

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बहुरूपा: many-formed
• बहुरूपा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (having many forms) विशेषण (of देवी)

• बभाषे: spoke
• बभाषे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect); आत्मनेपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śrī is ekā (one) yet bahurūpā (many-formed): the divine power manifests as the very instruments and supports of the Lord’s līlā; unity underlies multiplicity.

Vedantic Theme: Śakti-pariṇāma as appearance; abheda of Śrī and the cosmic functions; the many as expressions of one underlying reality.

Application: See daily supports—clothing, shelter, comfort, resources—as sacred śrī; cultivate gratitude and use prosperity in dharmic service rather than possessiveness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: mythic divine setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana devotional cosmology describing Śrī as sarva-śakti and inseparable from Hari

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Rama (Lakshmi)

FAQs

What is the importance of Ramā (Lakṣmī) being described as 'everything' in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Ramā/Devī as the single underlying divine reality that appears as many everyday forms, teaching a devotional non-dual vision of the world.

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

Indirectly, it reframes worldly forms as divine manifestations, encouraging detachment and reverence—attitudes that support right conduct (dharma) and a purer journey of the soul.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat daily life and possessions with sanctity and restraint—seeing them as forms of Devī—so actions become more ethical, grateful, and less driven by greed.