Shloka 25

Śravaṇa-Mahātmya: The Śravaṇas, Cosmic Testimony, and the Paths of the Puruṣārthas

Devanagari script

तैस्तुष्टैर्मत्पुरं यान्ति लोका धर्मपारायणाः / श्रवणानां च माहात्म्यमुत्पत्तिं चेष्टितं शुभम्

Transliteration

taistuṣṭairmatpuraṃ yānti lokā dharmapārāyaṇāḥ / śravaṇānāṃ ca māhātmyamutpattiṃ ceṣṭitaṃ śubham

Translation

Durch jene tugendhaften Taten erfreut, gelangen die dem Dharma ergebenen Menschen in Meine Wohnstatt. Und die glückverheißende Größe des heiligen Hörens — sein Ursprung und seine rechte Ausübung — ist dargelegt worden.

Word by Word

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तुष्टैः: being pleased
• तुष्टैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; तुष् + क्त)
• Form: PPP, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तैः इति विशेषणम्

• मत्पुरम्: my city/abode
• मत्पुरम्: Karman (Goal/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्-पुर (प्रातिपदिक; मत् = मम)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (मम पुरम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गन्तव्य

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• लोकाः: people
• लोकाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• धर्मपारायणाः: devoted to dharma
• धर्मपारायणाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म-पारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (धर्मे पारायणः = धर्मनिष्ठः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; लोकाः इति विशेषणम्

• श्रवणानाम्: of the hearings/listenings
• श्रवणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness
• माहात्म्यम्: Karman/Topic (Object of implied narration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (वर्ण्यविषयः)

• उत्पत्तिम्: origin
• उत्पत्तिम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• ईष्टितम्: practice/observance (what is done)
• ईष्टितम्: Karman/Topic (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईष्टित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; इष्/ईष् + क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कृतम्/आचरितम्’ इत्यर्थे

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; माहात्म्यम्/ईष्टितम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Moksha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma-parāyaṇatā and the merit of sacred hearing lead to the Lord’s abode; śravaṇa has origin, greatness, and proper observance.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana through śravaṇa (hearing) as purifier; movement from karma-phala to Bhagavat-sāyujya/sāmīpya (devotional liberation motif).

Application: Regularly listen to śāstra/purāṇa with faith and right method; align life with dharma so hearing becomes transformative, not merely informational.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: divine abode

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.17.26 (श्रवणफल: freedom from sin, happiness, svarga); Garuda Purana sections praising Viṣṇu-bhakti and nāma/śravaṇa (general)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of śravaṇa (sacred hearing) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that the auspicious greatness of śravaṇa—its origin and proper practice—leads dharma-devoted people toward the Lord’s abode, emphasizing hearing as a direct merit-bearing spiritual discipline.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

Within the Preta Kanda context, it links dharma-centered living and meritorious practices like sacred listening to a favorable post-death destination—attainment of the Lord’s realm—rather than fearful or punitive routes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Regularly listen to or study dharma teachings with sincerity, and align daily conduct with ethical duty—treating śravaṇa not as entertainment but as a disciplined, uplifting practice.