Shloka 10

Mahāyoga: Detachment from ‘I/Mine’, Aṣṭāṅga Practice, Oṁkāra and Aham-Brahmāsmi Contemplation

Devanagari script

तद्गृहं यत्र वसति तद्भोज्यं येन जीवति / यन्मुक्तये तदेवोक्तं ज्ञानाज्ञाने न चान्यथा

Transliteration

tadgṛhaṃ yatra vasati tadbhojyaṃ yena jīvati / yanmuktaye tadevoktaṃ jñānājñāne na cānyathā

Translation

إنما يُسمّى «البيت» حيث يقيم الكائن حقًّا، وإنما يُسمّى «الطعام» ما به يحيا حقًّا. وذلك بعينه هو المعلن هنا وسيلةً إلى التحرّر، سواء عُرف أم لم يُعرف؛ وليس الأمر على غير ذلك.

Word by Word

• तद्गृहम्: his/that dwelling
• तद्गृहम्: Karta/Karma (Contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (तस्य गृहं)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक सम्बन्ध (relative adverb: where)

• वसति: (he) dwells
• वसति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु √वस्)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तद्भोज्यम्: his/that food (what is to be eaten)
• तद्भोज्यम्: Karta/Karma (Contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + भोज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (तस्य भोज्यम्)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (relative pronoun: by which/with which)

• जीवति: (he) lives
• जीवति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु √जीव्)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (relative pronoun: which/that)

• मुक्तये: for liberation
• मुक्तये: Sampradana (Dative/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (dative of purpose)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta/Karma (Contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश (that)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• उक्तम्: is said/declared
• उक्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु √वच्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense: 'is said')

• ज्ञान: knowledge
• ज्ञान: Sambandha (Coordination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; in dvandva with अज्ञान

• अज्ञाने: ignorance
• अज्ञाने: Sambandha (Coordination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; in dvandva with ज्ञान

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

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

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: otherwise)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instructing Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: True ‘home’ is where consciousness abides; true ‘food’ is what truly sustains life. The real liberating principle is that very reality—effective irrespective of conceptual knowing, though knowing clarifies it.

Vedantic Theme: Ātman/Brahman as the real āśraya (abode) and āhāra (sustenance); primacy of being over conceptualization; jñāna as recognition of what already is.

Application: Shift identity from external supports to inner witnessing; simplify life around what genuinely sustains (sattvic food, truthful relationships, contemplation); practice ‘abiding as awareness’ as the real home.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: teachings that Viṣṇu/Ātman is the ultimate refuge (śaraṇa) and sustainer; Garuda Purana: mokṣa sections that redefine worldly aims in terms of inner realization

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Mukti (Liberation)

FAQs

What is the importance of ‘home’ and ‘food’ in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse redefines ‘home’ as the place of real abiding and ‘food’ as true sustenance, pointing beyond social labels to what genuinely supports life and spiritual progress.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul toward liberation?

It teaches that liberation depends on what truly sustains and anchors the being, not on conventional attachments; the liberating principle remains effective whether one is aware of it or not.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Prioritize practices that genuinely sustain clarity and virtue (dharma, self-discipline, remembrance of the divine) over mere external status like property, comfort, or habitual consumption.