Shloka 33

Brahma-vidyā through Yoga: Restraint, Pranava Japa, and Samādhi leading to Mokṣa

Devanagari script

पश्यति द्वैतरहितं समाधिः सो ऽभिधीयते / मनः सङ्कल्परहितमिन्द्रियार्थान्न चिन्तयेत्

Transliteration

paśyati dvaitarahitaṃ samādhiḥ so 'bhidhīyate / manaḥ saṅkalparahitamindriyārthānna cintayet

Translation

That state in which one beholds Reality free from all duality is called samādhi. Let the mind be without saṅkalpa (mental constructions) and not dwell upon the objects of the senses.

Word by Word

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वैत-रहितम्: free from duality
• द्वैत-रहितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वैत (प्रातिपदिक) + रहित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• समाधिः: samādhi (meditative absorption)
• समाधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: that/it (he)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभिधीयते: is called
• अभिधीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-धा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सङ्कल्प-रहितम्: free from volition/resolve
• सङ्कल्प-रहितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सङ्कल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + रहित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• इन्द्रिय-अर्थान्: objects of the senses
• इन्द्रिय-अर्थान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negative particle)

• चिन्तयेत्: should think/ponder
• चिन्तयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Samādhi is the direct seeing of reality free from duality; it requires cessation of saṅkalpa and non-engagement with sense-objects.

Vedantic Theme: Advaita-oriented aparokṣānubhava (immediate non-dual realization) supported by mano-nigraha and indriya-nigraha.

Application: Daily practice of pratyāhāra and saṅkalpa-tyāga: reduce sensory rumination, use breath/mantra to return attention to the witness, and cultivate non-reactive awareness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.235.34-37 (continuation on samādhi, Brahman-mergence, obstacles, and steadiness)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of non-duality (dvaita-rahita) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse defines samādhi as the direct seeing of reality beyond dualistic notions, presenting non-dual awareness as the culmination of yogic practice leading toward liberation.

How does this verse guide mental discipline in meditation?

It instructs that the mind should be made saṅkalpa-rahita (free from mental constructions) and should not chase or rehearse sensory objects, which is essential for stable absorption (samādhi).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

During meditation and daily life, reduce compulsive engagement with sense-stimuli, notice and drop mental story-making (saṅkalpa), and return attention to a steady, non-reactive awareness.