Shloka 120

Mukti-tattva Upadeśa: Knowledge as the Direct Cause of Liberation

Devanagari script

सर्वमाख्यातवांस्तात श्रुतो भगवतो यथा / मारीचो ऽपि मुदं लेभे श्रुत्वा वाक्यं रमापतेः

Transliteration

sarvamākhyātavāṃstāta śruto bhagavato yathā / mārīco 'pi mudaṃ lebhe śrutvā vākyaṃ ramāpateḥ

Translation

يا حبيبي، لقد رويتُ كلَّ شيءٍ كما سُمِعَ من الربِّ المبارك (بهاغافان) على الحقيقة. وحتى ماريتشي نال فرحًا عظيمًا حين سمع كلمات راماپتي، ربِّ لاكشمي.

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• आख्यातवान्: (he) narrated/told
• आख्यातवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु (Perfect participle/agentive past), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग ‘having narrated’

• तात: dear one / son
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• श्रुतः: was heard
• श्रुतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘was heard/has been heard’

• भगवतः: of the Lord
• भगवतः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यथार्थ/प्रकार (as/according to)

• मारीचः: Mārīca
• मारीचः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारीच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• मुदम्: joy
• मुदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• लेभे: obtained
• लेभे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund), पूर्वकाल

• वाक्यम्: statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• रमा: Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• रमा: Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (as compound member)

• पतेः: of the lord/husband
• पतेः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• रमापतेः: of Ramā’s Lord (Viṣṇu)
• रमापतेः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (traditional Purāṇic narrator within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue framework)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa of Bhagavān’s words brings ānanda; faithful narration preserves the sanctity of revelation.

Vedantic Theme: Śabda-pramāṇa and īśvara-vākya as a means to inner clarity and peace; devotion ripens into śānti.

Application: Cultivate regular listening/reading of Viṣṇu-kathā with fidelity to source; share teachings without distortion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Pretakalpa/Upadeśa sections): repeated praise of śravaṇa-kīrtana as merit-producing; Garuda Purana: guru-śiṣya paramparā framing verses around Suparṇa Purāṇa narration

Characters & Entities

• Marīci
• Rāmāpati (Vishnu/Lakṣmīpati)

FAQs

What is the importance of faithful transmission of teachings in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes that the narrator reports the teaching exactly “as heard” from the Lord, underscoring authenticity and lineage-based transmission of dharma-knowledge.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s afterlife and ritual teachings?

It functions as a framing statement: the instructions (often about preta-state, rites, and dharma) are presented as divine speech from Rāmāpati, lending authority to the after-death guidance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Study and practice ritual/ethical guidance from reliable sources and teachers, preserving accuracy rather than altering teachings for convenience.