Shloka 12

Nārāyaṇa-Smaraṇa as the Supreme Dharma, Expiation, and Yogic Purifier

Devanagari script

यद्दुर्लभं परं प्राप्यं मनसो यन्न गोचरम् / तदप्यप्रार्थितं ध्यातो ददाति मधुसूदनः

Transliteration

yaddurlabhaṃ paraṃ prāpyaṃ manaso yanna gocaram / tadapyaprārthitaṃ dhyāto dadāti madhusūdanaḥ

Translation

Selbst die höchste Erlangung, äußerst schwer zu gewinnen und jenseits des Bereichs des Geistes—selbst diese—gewährt Madhusūdana dem, der über Ihn meditiert, ungefragt.

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोगः (relative)

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दुष्टं/कठिनं लभ्यम्)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• प्राप्यम्: to be attained
• प्राप्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + यत् → प्राप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; यत्-प्रत्ययान्तः (gerundive: to be attained)

• मनसः: of the mind
• मनसः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोगः

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपातः

• गोचरम्: range, sphere (of perception)
• गोचरम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपातः (also/even)

• अप्रार्थितम्: unasked (for)
• अप्रार्थितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + प्रार्थित (प्रातिपदिक); प्र-अर्थ् (धातु) + क्त → प्रार्थित
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः; नञ्-समासपूर्वकः (unasked)

• ध्यातः: (when) meditated upon
• ध्यातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) + क्त → ध्यात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (having meditated/when meditated upon)

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मधुसूदनः: Madhusūdana (Vishnu)
• मधुसूदनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (मधुं सूदयति इति)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Madhusūdana), instructing Garuda (Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine grace: through meditation on Madhusūdana, even the hardest-to-attain supreme state beyond mind is bestowed without being asked.

Vedantic Theme: Anugraha as the decisive factor; the ‘beyond mind’ (manaso na gocara) aligns with Brahman/parama-pada as transcendent to conceptualization.

Application: Meditate with surrender rather than bargaining; maintain steady practice without anxiety for results, trusting that the highest good may unfold naturally.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.230.10-11 (dhyāna as highest; Viṣṇu as supreme object)

Characters & Entities

• Madhusūdana

FAQs

What is the importance of meditating on Vishnu in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that mere meditation on Madhusūdana can bring even the highest, rarest spiritual attainment—beyond mental comprehension—through divine grace.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s liberation taught in the Garuda Purana?

It emphasizes that liberation is not only a result of ritual or effort; Vishnu’s grace, invoked through dhyāna, can bestow the supreme goal that transcends the mind’s reach.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt steady daily dhyāna (meditative remembrance) of Vishnu with sincerity; focus on inner transformation rather than bargaining for results, trusting that higher good may come even unasked.