Shloka 58

Viṣṇv-ekapūjya-nirṇaya; Gaṅgā-Viṣṇupadī-māhātmya; Kali-yuga doṣa; Puṣkara-dharma of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa

Devanagari script

हैयङ्गवीनस्य च भक्षणे वै सम्यक् स्मरेत्ताण्डवाख्यं च कृष्णम् / दध्यन्नभक्षे परमं पुराणं गोपालकृष्णं संस्मरेच्चैव नित्यम्

Transliteration

haiyaṅgavīnasya ca bhakṣaṇe vai samyak smarettāṇḍavākhyaṃ ca kṛṣṇam / dadhyannabhakṣe paramaṃ purāṇaṃ gopālakṛṣṇaṃ saṃsmareccaiva nityam

Translation

食用海央伽毗那（haiyaṅgavīna，鲜酥/鲜黄油）之时，当如法忆念名为“檀陀婆（Tāṇḍava）”的黑天（Kṛṣṇa）。而食用达提安那（dadhyanna，酸奶拌饭）时，应恒常忆念牧童黑天（Gopāla-Kṛṣṇa），至古至上的本初之主。

Word by Word

• हैयङ्गवीनस्य: of fresh butter
• हैयङ्गवीनस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हैयङ्गवीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (द्रव्यवाचक), षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘of haiyaṅgavīna (fresh butter)’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक

• भक्षणे: at the eating
• भक्षणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्षण (प्रातिपदिक; √भक्ष्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: अवधारण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक अव्यय

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण

• स्मरेत्: should remember
• स्मरेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ताण्डव-आख्यम्: named Tāṇḍava
• ताण्डव-आख्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताण्डव (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (‘ताण्डव-नामक’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कृष्णस्य विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• दधि-अन्न-भक्षे: when eating curd-rice
• दधि-अन्न-भक्षे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; √भक्ष्)
• Form: समाससमूहः; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘दध्यन्न-भक्षे’ = ‘at the eating of curd-rice’

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; पुराणस्य विशेषणम्

• पुराणम्: the Ancient One / Purāṇa (epithet)
• पुराणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नामरूपेण (epithet)

• गोपाल-कृष्णम्: Gopāla-Krishna
• गोपाल-कृष्णम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपाल (प्रातिपदिक) + कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (‘गोपालः कृष्णः’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• संस्मरेत्: should remember (well)
• संस्मरेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Remember specific Kṛṣṇa forms while consuming specific dairy foods: Tāṇḍava-ākhyā Kṛṣṇa with fresh butter; Gopāla-Kṛṣṇa with curd-rice.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-upāsanā through daily triggers: sensory experience is redirected from mere bhoga to īśvara-smṛti, refining desire into devotion.

Application: Use food as a remembrance cue: when eating butter/curd-rice, mentally visualize Kṛṣṇa as playful Gopāla; offer the first portion inwardly; cultivate moderation and gratitude.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.29.56-60 (food-linked nāma-smaraṇa)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Gopala-Krishna
• Tandava-named Krishna

FAQs

What is the importance of remembering Krishna while eating in the Garuda Purana?

This verse teaches nitya-smaraṇa (constant remembrance) by linking ordinary meals to specific forms of Krishna, turning daily nourishment into devotional practice.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana teachings?

Though not describing Yama’s realm directly, it supports the Purana’s broader theme that sustained devotion and right mindfulness (smṛti) purify one’s inner state, which influences one’s post-death journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before or during meals, consciously dedicate the act of eating to God—especially by repeating Krishna’s name—so routine habits become steady spiritual discipline.