Shloka 58

Ahaṅkāra-Tripartition and the Rise of Indriyas, Devatās, and Cosmic Administrators

Devanagari script

तत्त्वाभिमानिनो देवानेवं सृष्ट्वा हरिः स्वयम् / प्रविवेश स देवेशस्तत्त्वेषु रमया सहा

Transliteration

tattvābhimānino devānevaṃ sṛṣṭvā hariḥ svayam / praviveśa sa deveśastattveṣu ramayā sahā

Translation

Như vậy, Hari tự thân tạo dựng các vị thần chủ trì và tự đồng nhất với các nguyên lý vũ trụ (tattva). Rồi chính Ngài—Chúa tể của chư thiên—đi vào ngay trong các tattva ấy, cùng với Ramā (Śrī/Lakṣmī).

Word by Word

• तत्त्वाभिमानिनः: those identifying with the principles (tattvas)
• तत्त्वाभिमानिनः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्त्व + अभिमानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-सम्बन्धार्थक-तत्पुरुषः (तत्त्वे अभिमानः येषाम्)

• देवान्: gods
• देवान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/in this manner)

• सृष्ट्वा: having created
• सृष्ट्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृज् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having created)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वयम्-शब्दः (indeclinable: oneself)

• प्रविवेश: entered
• प्रविवेश: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• देवेशः: Lord of the gods
• देवेशः: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• तत्त्वेषु: in the principles (tattvas)
• तत्त्वेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• रमया: with Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• रमया: Sahakari (सहकारी/Instrumental of accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगार्थक-अव्यय (with; governs instrumental)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari), speaking to Garuda (Vinata-putra) in the Garuda Purana discourse

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Īśvara’s anupraveśa: the Lord creates presiding deities of tattvas and then pervades/enters the tattvas Himself with Śrī—grounding both cosmology and devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin (inner ruler) and sarva-vyāptitva (all-pervasion); nārāyaṇa as upādāna-nimitta (material and efficient) in Purāṇic theism; Śrī as inseparable śakti.

Application: Contemplate the divine presence within body-mind-world; practice remembrance (smaraṇa) that every faculty and element is pervaded by Hari; cultivate gratitude and non-separative vision in daily actions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.5 (tattva-sṛṣṭi sequence culminating in anupraveśa)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Devas
• Tattvas
• Ramā (Lakshmi/Śrī)

FAQs

What is the importance of tattvābhimānī deities in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that after creating the deities who preside over the tattvas, Hari pervades those principles—showing that cosmic functions operate through devatās, yet ultimately rest in Vishnu’s indwelling presence.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By grounding the universe in tattvas pervaded by Hari, the verse implies that the jīva’s experience (body, senses, mind, and subtle principles) unfolds within these tattvas—so liberation involves recognizing the Lord as the inner reality behind them.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate devotion and discernment: see life’s changing states (body-mind processes) as tattva-based and pervaded by the Divine, reducing ego-identification and supporting dharmic living.