Garuda Purana — Moksha Sadhana Prakarana, Shloka 72

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

तदा भूमौ वासुदेवो भविष्यति न संशयः / यज्ञार्थैः सदृशो यस्य नास्ति लोके चतुर्दशे

Transliteration

tadā bhūmau vāsudevo bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ / yajñārthaiḥ sadṛśo yasya nāsti loke caturdaśe

Translation

那时，瓦苏提婆（Vāsudeva）将于大地显现——毫无疑问。在十四界中，没有任何事物可与与他相应的祭祀（yajña）之宗旨与果报相比。

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• bhūmau: on earth
• bhūmau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• vāsudevaḥ: Vāsudeva
• vāsudevaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: no / not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yajña-arthaiḥ: with/for the purposes of sacrifice
• yajña-arthaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘यज्ञस्य अर्थः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; तुलना-हेतु

• sadṛśaḥ: equal / comparable
• sadṛśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• asti: exists
• asti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• caturdaśe: in the fourteen (worlds)
• caturdaśe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturdaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (लोक-समूहवाचक), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (catur+daśa=14)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Vāsudeva), speaking to Garuda (Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāsudeva’s manifestation sanctifies earthly life; yajña attains its highest meaning and fruit when oriented to Him (yajñārtha as God-centered offering).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as the inner recipient of sacrifice; unity of karma (yajña) and bhakti when dedicated to Vāsudeva (yajñārthāt karma).

Application: Offer daily actions as worship (īśvara-arpana); align ritual, service, and ethics with devotion to Vāsudeva rather than mere worldly gain.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: planet/world

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: recurring praise of Vishnu/Vasudeva as supreme refuge and giver of fruits (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva
• Yajña
• Fourteen worlds (caturdaśa-loka)

FAQs

What is the importance of Vāsudeva in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse asserts Vāsudeva’s certain manifestation on earth and declares that nothing across the fourteen worlds equals the sacred aim and fruit of yajña when connected to Him.

How does this verse relate to liberation-oriented practice in the Garuda Purana?

By elevating yajña’s highest meaning as God-centered (Vāsudeva-centered), it frames ritual merit as most potent when aligned with devotion and dharma rather than as mere external performance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform offerings, charity, and rites with a clear dharmic intention and dedication to the Divine (Vāsudeva), treating ritual as inner surrender and ethical living, not only ceremony.