Shloka 7

Gāruḍa-Māhātmya and Tārkṣya-Stotra: Fruits of Hearing/Reciting and the Power of Garuḍa’s Praise

Devanagari script

यदब्रवीत्पुरा व्यासः सारं मां गारुडेरितम् / व्यासः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मणश्च पुराणं गारुडं शुभम् / देवं ध्यायन्वेदमेकं चतुर्धा व्यभजद्धरिः

Transliteration

yadabravītpurā vyāsaḥ sāraṃ māṃ gāruḍeritam / vyāsaḥ śrutvā brahmaṇaśca purāṇaṃ gāruḍaṃ śubham / devaṃ dhyāyanvedamekaṃ caturdhā vyabhajaddhariḥ

Translation

此乃毗耶娑往昔所宣说之精髓，作为迦楼罗（往世书）而传授。毗耶娑从梵天处听闻吉祥的《迦楼罗往世书》后，观想神圣者，将唯一的吠陀编为四部——正是诃利如此分判。

Word by Word

• यत्: which/that (teaching)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (relative)

• अब्रवीत्: said/told
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Desha-Kala (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सारम्: essence
• सारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गारुडेरितम्: uttered in the Gāruḍa tradition / by Garuḍa
• गारुडेरितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक) + ईरित (ईर् धातु-निष्पन्न क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'गारुडेन ईरितम्' (spoken by Garuḍa/pertaining to Gāruḍa)

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

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

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गारुडम्: Gāruḍa
• गारुडम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुराणम् इत्यस्य)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुराणम् इत्यस्य)

• देवम्: the God (Lord)
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ध्यायन्: meditating
• ध्यायन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वेदम्: the Veda
• वेदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• एकम्: one/single
• एकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (वेदम् इत्यस्य)

• चतुर्धा: into fourfold (parts)
• चतुर्धा: Desha-Kala (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चतुर्धा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in four parts)

• व्यभजत्: divided
• व्यभजत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + भज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler voice within the Garuda Purana tradition (attributing authority to Vyasa and Brahma)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Scriptural organization is a divine act mediated through Vyāsa: hearing sacred teaching, meditating on God, and then structuring revelation for the world (Veda into four).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as the ultimate source of śāstra; human sages as instruments (nimitta) in preserving dharma and enabling mokṣa.

Application: Approach study as sādhana: listen, contemplate, then systematize learning for clarity; support preservation and responsible teaching of sacred knowledge.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: āśrama/inner vision (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.240.3-6 (paramparā and phala)

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Brahma
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Garuda (as the Purana’s tradition/title)

FAQs

What does this verse say about the authority of the Garuda Purana?

It grounds the Garuḍa Purāṇa in a revered lineage: Brahmā as the source heard by Vyāsa, and Vyāsa as the transmitter who presents its “essence,” reinforcing its scriptural credibility.

How is Vyasa connected to the Vedas in this verse?

The verse links Vyāsa with the traditional account of organizing the single Veda into four divisions, framed as an act done while meditating on the Divine (Hari).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach Garuḍa Purāṇa teachings with śraddhā (reverent attention) and study them in a disciplined way, remembering that spiritual knowledge is traditionally received through lineage, contemplation, and careful organization.