Shloka 1

Brahman Beyond the Elements and the Three States (Turīya) — Dhyāna Leading to Brahma-realization

Devanagari script

तस्यां तस्य सुतो जज्ञे महावीर्यो महाद्युतिः / सूत उवाच / स्वायम्भुवाद्या मुनयो हरिं ध्यायन्ति कर्मणा / व्रताचारार्चनाध्यानस्तुतिजप्यपरायणाः

Transliteration

tasyāṃ tasya suto jajñe mahāvīryo mahādyutiḥ / sūta uvāca / svāyambhuvādyā munayo hariṃ dhyāyanti karmaṇā / vratācārārcanādhyānastutijapyaparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

在她之中，他的儿子诞生了——大勇力、大光辉。苏多说道：自斯瓦扬布瓦起的诸牟尼，以自身的神圣行持而观念哈利——专注于誓戒与行仪、供奉礼拜、禅观、赞颂与持诵真言（japa）。

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in her/in that (woman)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• महावीर्यः: of great valor
• महावीर्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘सुतः’)

• महाद्युतिः: of great splendor
• महाद्युतिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘सुतः’)

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Speaker/वक्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वायम्भुवाद्याः: (those) beginning with Svāyambhuva
• स्वायम्भुवाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वायम्भुव (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘स्वायम्भुवः आदिः येषाम्’ (those beginning with Svāyambhuva)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ध्यायन्ति: meditate upon
• ध्यायन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कर्मणा: by action/through deeds
• कर्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• व्रताचारार्चनाध्यानस्तुतिजप्यपरायणाः: devoted to vows, conduct, worship, meditation, praise, and recitation
• व्रताचारार्चनाध्यानस्तुतिजप्यपरायणाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक) + जप्य (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि—‘व्रत-आचार-अर्चन-ध्यान-स्तुति-जप्येषु परायणाः’ (devoted to vows, conduct, worship, meditation, praise, and recitation)

Speaker

Sūta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari is meditated upon through karma-yukta devotion: vows, disciplined conduct, worship, contemplation, praise, and mantra-japa.

Vedantic Theme: Bhakti supported by karma-yoga and upāsanā purifies the mind; remembrance of Hari integrates action and contemplation.

Application: Adopt a steady sādhana set: daily japa, periodic vrata, simple pūjā, and stotra-recitation; make duties offerings to Hari.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana passages extolling Viṣṇu-nāma, stotra, and japa as purifiers; Garuda Purana bhakti-upadeśa sections where karma becomes worship

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Svāyambhuva
• Munis (sages)

FAQs

What is the importance of vrata, arcana, and japa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents them as core disciplines through which sages remember and meditate on Hari—showing devotion expressed through both conduct (ācāra) and sustained spiritual practice (worship, meditation, praise, and mantra-recitation).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it frames the liberating orientation: constant remembrance of Hari supported by righteous action (karma) and disciplined practice—creating the spiritual merit and clarity that Garuda Purana later connects with auspicious post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a steady routine: keep a simple vow or discipline, maintain ethical conduct, offer daily worship, meditate briefly, and do regular japa—making devotion consistent rather than occasional.