Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

ततो नं म्रियते दुः खी न रोगी न च वन्धवान् / न पापैर्युज्यते योगी नरके न विपच्यते

Transliteration

tato naṃ mriyate duḥ khī na rogī na ca vandhavān / na pāpairyujyate yogī narake na vipacyate

Translation

Danach stirbt er nicht im Elend; er wird weder von Krankheit befallen noch ohne Verwandte gelassen. Der Yogin wird nicht durch Sünden gebunden und wird in der Hölle nicht „gekocht“ (gequält).

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter; from that
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-आर्थे (ablatival adverb: 'thereafter/from that')

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• नम्: me
• नम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; रूपम्: माम्/मां इत्यर्थे (enclitic/Prakritized 'me')

• म्रियते: dies
• म्रियते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is died / dies)

• दुःखी: sorrowful
• दुःखी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (one who is sorrowful)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• रोगी: a sick person
• रोगी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

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

• बन्धवान्: one having relatives
• बन्धवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बन्धु + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वत्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (possessing relatives)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• पापैः: by sins
• पापैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• युज्यते: is afflicted/connected
• युज्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (is yoked/connected)

• योगी: the yogi
• योगी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नरके: in hell
• नरके: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• विपच्यते: is tormented (lit. cooked)
• विपच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पच् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (is cooked/tormented)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Naraka

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The yogin is not bound by pāpa and is not subjected to naraka; spiritual realization severs karmic bondage and its afterlife consequences.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-bandha-nivṛtti through yoga/realization; movement toward jīvanmukti/krama-mukti framing.

Application: Cultivate steady sādhana (yoga, devotion, or mantra) and ethical restraint so that pāpa does not accrue and fear of afterlife punishment diminishes.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: general naraka descriptions and pāpa-phala sections (contextual parallel); Garuda Purana 1.226.37-40 (bhakti/mantra/śuddhi leading to liberation)

Characters & Entities

• Naraka
• Yogin

FAQs

What is the importance of being a yogin in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that the yogin is not bound by sins and does not undergo hellish torment, highlighting yoga as a means of karmic purification and protection in the afterlife.

How does this verse explain the soul’s fate after death?

It contrasts ordinary karmic suffering with the yogin’s condition: freedom from misery, disease, and Naraka-punishment, implying that spiritual discipline changes post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate steady spiritual practice (yoga, self-restraint, and ethical living) so that harmful karmic tendencies lessen, reducing suffering here and, as the text frames it, beyond death.