Shloka 1

Nirūpaṇa (Nāḍī–Svara-Nirūpaṇam): Breath Currents, Omens, and Action-Timing

Devanagari script

निरूपणं नाम षट्षष्टितमो ऽध्यायः (इति ज्योतिः शास्त्रं समाप्तम्) / सूत उवाच / हरेः श्रुत्वा हरो गौरीं देहस्थं ज्ञानमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

nirūpaṇaṃ nāma ṣaṭṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ (iti jyotiḥ śāstraṃ samāptam) / sūta uvāca / hareḥ śrutvā haro gaurīṃ dehasthaṃ jñānamabravīt

Translation

名为“尼卢帕那（Nirūpaṇa）”的章节为第六十七章（至此《光明学·Jyotiḥ-śāstra》部分告终）。苏多说道：“哈罗（湿婆）聆听了哈利（毗湿奴）之教后，便向高丽（帕尔瓦蒂）宣说那安住于身中的智慧。”

Word by Word

• निरूपणम्: exposition/description
• निरूपणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरूपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; नाम-शब्दः (designation marker)

• षट्षष्टितमः: sixty-sixth
• षट्षष्टितमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् + षष्टि + तम (प्रातिपदिक; षट्षष्टितम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण (ordinal)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: समाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणार्थक अव्यय

• ज्योतिः: astrology/astral lore (jyotiḥ)
• ज्योतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शास्त्रम्: treatise
• शास्त्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• समाप्तम्: is concluded
• समाप्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘ended/finished’

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गौरीम्: Gaurī
• गौरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• देहस्थम्: situated in the body
• देहस्थम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देह + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; देहस्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (ज्ञानम् इति)

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: spoke/told
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: True knowledge is ‘dehastha’—to be realized within the body through instruction and inner inquiry.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryamin/inner witness; knowledge as internal realization rather than external accumulation.

Application: Shift from mere textual learning to embodied practice—observe breath, channels, and awareness as the locus of instruction.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: dialogue setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Jyotisha section colophon indicating completion (structural reference); Subsequent verses (1.67.2-4) detailing planetary-tattva and nāḍī correlations (immediate internal link)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Hara (Shiva)
• Gauri (Parvati)
• Suta

FAQs

What is the importance of ‘Nirūpaṇa’ (exposition) in this Garuda Purana chapter opening?

This verse functions as a chapter colophon and transition marker, stating the chapter title and indicating the completion of the Jyotiḥ-śāstra portion before moving into the next topic.

How does this verse explain the flow of teaching in the Purana?

It shows a chain of transmission: Hari (Viṣṇu) teaches, Hara (Śiva) listens and then instructs Gaurī, while Sūta narrates—typical of Purāṇic layered dialogues.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat knowledge as something to be internalized (‘dehastha’) rather than merely heard—apply teachings through disciplined living, reflection, and embodied practice.