Shloka 10

Moksha and Svarga through Dāna, Tīrtha, Nāma-smaraṇa, and Bhāva

Devanagari script

उभयोः सङ्गमो यत्र मुक्तिस्तत्र न संशयः / शालग्रामशिला यत्र पापदोषक्षयावहा

Transliteration

ubhayoḥ saṅgamo yatra muktistatra na saṃśayaḥ / śālagrāmaśilā yatra pāpadoṣakṣayāvahā

Translation

Wo beide zusammenkommen, dort ist Befreiung — daran besteht kein Zweifel. Wo der heilige Śālagrāma-Stein ist, dort werden Sünden und Makel verzehrt.

Word by Word

• ubhayoḥ: of both
• ubhayoḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual

• saṅgamaḥ: confluence/meeting
• saṅgamaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Relative Adverb of Place

• muktiḥ: liberation
• muktiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Correlative Adverb of Place

• na: no/not
• na: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negative Particle

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• śālagrāmaśilā: Shalagrama stone
• śālagrāmaśilā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śālagrāma + śilā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Relative Adverb of Place

• pāpadoṣakṣayāvahā: bringing destruction of sins and faults
• pāpadoṣakṣayāvahā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa + doṣa + kṣaya + āvahā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Saṅgama (union) of sacred supports—especially Śālagrāma—guarantees liberation and destroys pāpa-doṣa.

Vedantic Theme: Purification (citta-śuddhi) as a prerequisite to liberating knowledge; bhakti-upāsanā provides the purifying force, removing doṣas that bind the jīva.

Application: If maintaining both stones, worship them together with regularity; if not, prioritize sincere daily worship of Śālagrāma with humility, truthfulness, and restraint to align outer ritual with inner purification.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha (portable/consecrated)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated claims of pāpa-kṣaya through Viṣṇu-bhakti and sacred supports (tulasī, śālagrāma, nāma); Garuda Purana: mokṣa assurances tied to Viṣṇu-upāsanā

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shalagrama

FAQs

What is the importance of Śālagrāma-śilā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that the presence of Śālagrāma-śilā is pāpa-doṣa-kṣayāvahā—capable of destroying sins and impurities—making it a powerful aid for purification and liberation-oriented rites.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul toward liberation?

It links mokṣa to a sacred “confluence/meeting” (saṅgama) and emphasizes Viṣṇu-associated sanctity through Śālagrāma, indicating that purification and Viṣṇu-centered devotion/supportive rites remove obstacles (pāpa-doṣa) on the soul’s liberating path.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain purity of conduct and, where tradition permits, include Śālagrāma-centered Viṣṇu worship (darśana, pūjā) as a reminder to reduce wrongdoing and cultivate liberation-focused living.