Shloka 57

Sṛṣṭi-krama, Pratibimba-Upādhi, and Viṣṇu as Primary Brahman

with Pralaya and Nāma-Stuti

Devanagari script

एतेषां च हरिः स्वामी वेदे सर्वत्र गीयते / एवं जानंस्तु यो वेदान्संपठेत्स द्विजोत्तमः

Transliteration

eteṣāṃ ca hariḥ svāmī vede sarvatra gīyate / evaṃ jānaṃstu yo vedānsaṃpaṭhetsa dvijottamaḥ

Translation

于此一切之中，哈利（毗湿奴）为主；在吠陀之中，处处歌咏赞颂于他。故能如是了知而诵读诸吠陀者，即为二次生者中最胜者。

Word by Word

• एतेषाम्: of these
• एतेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• स्वामी: (is) master
• स्वामी: Pradhāna (प्रधान/predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate/apposition to हरिः

• वेदे: in the Veda
• वेदे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• गीयते: is sung/praised
• गीयते: Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gai (धाातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि प्रयोग), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)

• जानन्: knowing
• जानन्: Karta (कर्ता/agent; participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (वर्तमान-कृदन्त/शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with यो

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात/अव्यय)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• संपठेत्: should recite completely
• संपठेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + paṭh (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• द्विजोत्तमः: best of the twice-born
• द्विजोत्तमः: Pradhāna (प्रधान/predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); Compound: द्विजस्य उत्तमः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari is the Lord of all; the Veda everywhere sings Him; true Vedic excellence requires this understanding.

Vedantic Theme: Sarva-vedanta-sara as Bhagavan/Vishnu; jnana-bhakti synthesis: tattva-jnana validates karma/adhyayana.

Application: Before/after Veda recitation, recollect the purport (Vishnu as supreme); study meanings (artha) alongside phonetics (śikṣā).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.2.54 (need inner understanding); Garuda Purana 3.2.55-56 (Hari-nama and dāsya); Garuda Purana 3.2.58 (true reciter vs burdened donkey)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Veda
• Dvija

FAQs

What is the importance of Hari being praised everywhere in the Vedas according to the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Vishnu (Hari) as the overarching Lord of all that the Vedas discuss, implying that Vedic learning reaches its fulfillment when grounded in devotion and correct understanding of the Supreme.

How does this verse relate to the path of the soul and dharma in the Garuda Purana?

By stressing right knowledge and disciplined Vedic recitation, it points to dharmic living as the foundation for auspicious outcomes—purity of conduct and understanding are presented as spiritually elevating forces.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Study sacred texts with comprehension (not rote alone), align daily conduct with dharma, and orient spiritual practice toward the highest principle (Hari) rather than mere ritual performance.