Shloka 28

Hari’s Avatāras and the Cosmic Power of Pativratā-Dharma

Devanagari script

तैः सा प्रसादिता गत्वा ह्यनसूया पतिव्रता / कृत्वादित्योदयं सा च तं भर्तारमजीवयत् / पतिव्रतानसूयायाः सीताभूदधिका किल

Transliteration

taiḥ sā prasāditā gatvā hyanasūyā pativratā / kṛtvādityodayaṃ sā ca taṃ bhartāramajīvayat / pativratānasūyāyāḥ sītābhūdadhikā kila

Translation

于是，他们使贞顺的阿那苏雅心生欢喜；她便前往，并在日出之时行其仪轨，使其夫复得生命。诚然相传，悉多在妻道贞诚之力上，竟胜过这位贞妇阿那苏雅。

Word by Word

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (by them)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रसादिता: having been pleased
• प्रसादिता: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘प्रसादिता’ = pleased/propitiated

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Sambandha (Gerund/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/अव्ययभाव), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया (having gone)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle) = indeed/for

• अनसूया: Anasūyā
• अनसूया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनसूया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• पतिव्रता: devoted to her husband
• पतिव्रता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying Anasūyā); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• कृत्वा: having made/done
• कृत्वा: Sambandha (Gerund/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/अव्ययभाव), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया (having done/made)

• आदित्योदयम्: the sunrise of the sun
• आदित्योदयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: आदित्यस्य उदयः (sunrise)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/ conjunction) = and

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भर्तारम्: husband
• भर्तारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अजीवयत्: revived (made live)
• अजीवयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative): अ-जीव-यत् = caused to live, revived

• पतिव्रतानसूयायाः: of Anasūyā the devoted wife
• पतिव्रतानसूयायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतिव्रता (प्रातिपदिक) + अनसूया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः: पतिव्रता अनसूया (Anasūyā who is devoted)

• सीता: Sītā
• सीता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अधिका: greater/superior
• अधिका: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying Sītā)

• किल: it is said/indeed
• किल: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle) = it is said/indeed (reportative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pativratā-tejas, aligned with dharma and supported by right ritual timing (sunrise), can restore life and cosmic regularity; exemplary women embody protective śakti.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma as a living power (śakti) that can ‘recreate’ order; grace (prasāda) manifests through purity and right action.

Application: Combine ethical integrity with timely, disciplined practice; honor exemplars who embody steadfastness, compassion, and self-restraint.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: forest hermitage (āśrama)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana praise of satī/pativratā and narrative exempla of dharma-tejas producing extraordinary results

Characters & Entities

• Anasūyā
• Sītā
• Āditya (Sun)

FAQs

What is the importance of pativrata-dharma in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents pativrata-dharma as a potent spiritual discipline: unwavering fidelity and righteous conduct are portrayed as generating extraordinary merit and inner power, even to the extent of restoring life in Purāṇic narrative.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes dharma and merit (puṇya) as forces that shape destiny. While not describing afterlife geography here, it supports the Garuda Purana’s broader theme that ethical discipline and vows influence one’s fate and spiritual outcome.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a call to integrity in relationships and disciplined daily practice—truthfulness, self-restraint, and keeping one’s vows—seeing dharma as transformative for both personal character and family life.