Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

उत्पद्यन्ते हि संसारे नैकं यात्वा परात्मनाम् / विमुच्यते विमुक्तश्च ज्ञानादज्ञानमोहितः

Transliteration

utpadyante hi saṃsāre naikaṃ yātvā parātmanām / vimucyate vimuktaśca jñānādajñānamohitaḥ

Translation

Wahrlich, in diesem Saṃsāra werden die verkörperten Seelen immer wieder geboren, nachdem sie viele Zustände durchlaufen haben. Selbst der Befreite wird erneut gebunden, wenn ihn Unwissenheit betört und die wahre Erkenntnis des Paramātman, des höchsten Selbst, verhüllt.

Word by Word

• उत्पद्यन्ते: are born, arise
• उत्पद्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• संसारे: in the world (cycle of rebirth)
• संसारे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (7th/Locative)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• एकम्: one (time)
• एकम्: Karma (Object/extent/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); ‘न एकम्’ = ‘नैकम्’ (not one/again and again)

• यात्वा: having gone
• यात्वा: Kriya (Adverbial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: या (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• परात्मनाम्: of the supreme selves (lofty souls)
• परात्मनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); समासः—कर्मधारयः (परः आत्मा)

• विमुच्यते: is released
• विमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is released)

• विमुक्तः: freed, liberated
• विमुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + मुच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ज्ञानात्: from knowledge
• ज्ञानात्: Apadana (Source/अपा दान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative)

• अज्ञान: ignorance
• अज्ञान: Samasa-member (compound component)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); समासपूर्वपदम्

• मोहितः: deluded
• मोहितः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); विशेषणम् (विमुक्तः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Samsāric recurrence across many states; bondage returns when ajñāna obscures knowledge of the Supreme Self—hence vigilance in sustaining realization.

Vedantic Theme: Ajñāna/avidyā as the root of saṃsāra; necessity of niṣṭhā (steadfast abidance) after insight; saṃskāra resurgence if knowledge is not stabilized.

Application: After insight, maintain steady practice (śravaṇa–manana–nididhyāsana, ethical restraint, satsanga) to prevent relapse into habitual identification; treat confusion as a signal to return to inquiry and devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.226.31-33 (knowledge-affirmation as liberation); Garuda Purana 1.226.34 (aṣṭāṅga and duties as supports)

Characters & Entities

• Paramatman
• Jiva
• Samsara
• Ajnana

FAQs

What is the importance of ignorance (ajñāna) in Garuda Purana?

This verse presents ajñāna as the core cause of repeated birth: when true knowledge of the Supreme Self is obscured, the being returns to bondage even after experiencing release.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It depicts the soul’s journey as repeated movement through many births and states, with liberation depending on stable realization (jñāna); ignorance pulls the jiva back into saṃsāra.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate steady self-knowledge through disciplined living, study, and ethical conduct so that clarity replaces delusion and one does not fall back into harmful patterns.