Shloka 1
Hari-stuti by Śrī, Brahmā, Vāyu, Sarasvatī, Śeṣa, Garuḍa, Rudra, Vāruṇī and Pārvatī
Humility, Surrender, and the Power of the Name
नाम पञ्चमो ऽध्यायः श्रीकृष्ण उवाच / तत्रतत्र स्थितास्तत्त्वे तत्तत्तत्त्वाभिमानिनः / स्वेस्वे ह्यायतने स्वाङ्गे तदर्थं च खगेश्वर
nāma pañcamo 'dhyāyaḥ śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / tatratatra sthitāstattve tattattattvābhimāninaḥ / svesve hyāyatane svāṅge tadarthaṃ ca khageśvara
圣奎师那说道：在诸多真理要素（tattva）之中，处处皆有主宰之力安住，各各认同其所主之要素。确然，每一位都住于自身肢体之内的本座，为成就其特定功用；噢，鸟中王者迦楼罗。
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Concept: Each tattva has its presiding power abiding in its own seat/limb for a specific function; the embodied field is an ordered system of principles.
Vedantic Theme: Kshetra–kshetrajna discernment and tattva-sankhya as preparatory viveka; functional differentiation within prakriti while implying an overarching controller.
Application: Use contemplative body-scan as tattva-viveka: observe functions (speech, breath, senses) as governed processes rather than ‘I’, reducing ego-identification.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: body-microcosm (adhyatma)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Brahma-khanda/other sections): adhyatma mapping of deities to limbs and tattvas (general parallel)
FAQs
This verse frames tattvas as functional principles with presiding identities, each operating from a specific locus in the embodied being—linking cosmology to inner physiology.
By showing that embodied experience is governed by tattvas seated in organs, it implies that the soul’s journey involves disengaging from these principle-bound identifications as the subtle body transitions.
Cultivate awareness that sensations and functions arise from conditioned principles (tattvas); practice detachment and disciplined living so identity is not trapped in bodily functions alone.