Shloka 10

Kula-amṛta: Śiva’s Teaching to Nārada on Viṣṇu-Dhyāna and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

तस्य मुक्तिं न पश्यामि जन्मकोटिशतैरपि / तस्मान्नारद सर्वेषां देवानां देवमव्ययम् / आराधयेत्सदा सम्यगध्यायेद्विष्णुं मुदान्वितः

Transliteration

tasya muktiṃ na paśyāmi janmakoṭiśatairapi / tasmānnārada sarveṣāṃ devānāṃ devamavyayam / ārādhayetsadā samyagadhyāyedviṣṇuṃ mudānvitaḥ

Translation

I see no liberation for him, even through hundreds of crores of births. Therefore, O Nārada, one should always properly worship the imperishable God of all the gods, and, filled with joy, study and contemplate Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-समर्थ (genitive of 'that/he')

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

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

• पश्यामि: I see
• पश्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Sambandha (Compound member/समास-संबन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (समासाङ्ग) प्रातिपदिक-रूप (stem form in compound)

• कोटि: crore
• कोटि: Sambandha (Compound member/समास-संबन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; (समासाङ्ग) प्रातिपदिक-रूप

• शतैः: by hundreds of crores of births
• शतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः: जन्म-कोटि-शत (संख्यापूर्वक-द्विगु/quantificational compound)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (also/even)

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-रूपेण प्रयुक्तं अव्ययीभावार्थकं (ablative used adverbially); पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• नारद: O Narada
• नारद: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-समर्थ; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• देवम्: the God
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• अव्ययम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (देवम् इति विशेष्यस्य)

• आराधयेत्: should worship
• आराधयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Temporal locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (काल-अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: properly)

• अध्यायेत्: should meditate/recite
• अध्यायेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-इ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विष्णुम्: Vishnu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (Instrument/means—'with joy'/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• अन्वितः: endowed (with)
• अन्वितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अनु-इ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) विशेषणम् (अध्यायेत्-कर्तरि)

Speaker

Likely Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Nārada, within Purāṇic discourse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Without proper worship and contemplation of the imperishable Lord, liberation is not attained even over innumerable births; therefore worship and svadhyaya/adhyayana of Vishnu are essential.

Vedantic Theme: Bhakti as a direct means to moksha; Ishvara as avyaya and sarvadeva-devata; samsara’s beginningless continuity without God-centered sadhana.

Application: Establish daily Vishnu-aradhana (puja, japa), and regular study/recitation with contemplative reflection; cultivate mudita (joy) rather than fear-based practice.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Brahma-khanda/adhyaya context): repeated emphasis on Vishnu-smriti at death and daily remembrance; Garuda Purana: teachings on nama-japa and Vishnu-dhyana as moksha-sadhana (general parallel themes)

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Viṣṇu
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of worshipping Viṣṇu for moksha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that liberation is not attained even after countless births without turning to the imperishable Supreme—therefore steady worship and contemplation of Viṣṇu is presented as the direct means to moksha.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It implies the soul may remain bound in repeated births for extremely long periods, and highlights devotion and right practice (ārādhana and adhyayana of Viṣṇu) as the remedy that breaks this cycle.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain a consistent daily practice—worship with sincerity, study/chant Viṣṇu-related texts or names, and cultivate joyful, disciplined devotion rather than postponing spiritual effort.