Shloka 24

Gradations of Bliss and Knowledge; Lakṣmī’s Special Insight; The Rarity of Bhakti in Kali-yuga; Nīlā’s Vow and Śrīnivāsa Darśana

Devanagari script

इन्द्रादयः प्रविजानन्ति वीन्द्र अहङ्कारे व्याप्तरूपं हरिं च / दक्षाद्या वै बुद्धितत्त्वे स्थितं तं जानन्ति ते सोमसूर्यादयश्च

Transliteration

indrādayaḥ pravijānanti vīndra ahaṅkāre vyāptarūpaṃ hariṃ ca / dakṣādyā vai buddhitattve sthitaṃ taṃ jānanti te somasūryādayaśca

Translation

噢，鸟中最胜者（迦楼罗），因陀罗等诸天真实了知：哈利乃遍一切之形，显现于我执之理（阿含迦罗，ahaṅkāra）。同样，达叉等知祂安住于智性之理（buddhi-tattva）；苏摩、苏利耶等亦复如是。

Word by Word

• indra-ādayaḥ: Indra and others
• indra-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (samāhāra/ādi): 'Indra and others'; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• pravijānanti: clearly know
• pravijānanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√jñā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• vīndra: O Vīndra
• vīndra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīndra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• ahaṅkāre: in ego-principle (ahaṅkāra)
• ahaṅkāre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahaṅkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• vyāpta-rūpam: having a pervading form
• vyāpta-rūpam: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyāpta (कृदन्त; √vyāp + kta) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: 'pervading-form'; Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifies harim

• harim: Hari
• harim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• dakṣa-ādyāḥ: Dakṣa and others
• dakṣa-ādyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: 'Dakṣa and others'; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (emphatic/assurance particle)

• buddhi-tattve: in the intellect-principle
• buddhi-tattve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi + tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: 'in the buddhi-principle'; Napuṃsakaliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• sthitam: situated
• sthitam: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kta-participle, Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifies tam

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• jānanti: know
• jānanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• soma-sūrya-ādayaḥ: Soma, Sūrya and others
• soma-sūrya-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma + sūrya + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva with ādi-extension: 'Soma, Sūrya and others'; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• ca: also/and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari is recognized as vyāpta-rūpa (all-pervading) within specific inner principles—ahaṅkāra and buddhi—according to the perceiver’s station.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara immanent in antahkaraṇa-tattvas while remaining transcendent; many ‘standpoints’ (upādhi-bheda) of apprehension.

Application: Use self-inquiry: observe ego (ahaṅkāra) and intellect (buddhi) as fields where the divine pervasion can be contemplated; reduce egoic fixation to refine perception.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.19.25 (Hari in bhūta-tattva and loka-spheres); Garuda Purana 3.19.26 (Hari in the heart)

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Ahaṅkāra
• Dakṣa
• Buddhi-tattva
• Soma
• Sūrya
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of ahaṅkāra and buddhi in Garuda Purana’s teaching about Hari?

This verse teaches that Hari is not limited to a single form; different divine beings recognize Him operating through subtle principles like ego (ahaṅkāra) and intellect (buddhi), indicating His all-pervasiveness across the inner instruments of experience.

How does this verse explain different ways beings perceive the same Supreme Reality?

Indra and the Devas perceive Hari as pervading the ego-principle, while Dakṣa and others perceive Him in the intellect-principle; the same Hari is known through different tattvas according to the knower’s orientation and function.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice self-observation: notice ego-reactions (ahaṅkāra) and discernment (buddhi), and cultivate the view that the Divine pervades both—reducing pride, strengthening clarity, and guiding ethical decisions.