Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

सांख्यबुद्ध्या तथैवान्ये योगेनान्ये तु योगिनः / ब्रह्मप्रकाशकं ज्ञानं भवबन्धविभेदनम्

Transliteration

sāṃkhyabuddhyā tathaivānye yogenānye tu yoginaḥ / brahmaprakāśakaṃ jñānaṃ bhavabandhavibhedanam

Translation

Some realize it through the discriminative insight of Sāṅkhya; others—yogins—through Yoga. This knowledge, which illumines Brahman, cuts asunder the bondage of saṃsāra.

Word by Word

• सांख्य-बुद्ध्या: by Sāṃkhya understanding
• सांख्य-बुद्ध्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांख्य (प्रातिपदिक) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (‘Sāṃkhya-type intellect’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• योगेन: by yoga
• योगेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/पक्षान्तरे (adversative particle)

• योगिनः: yogins
• योगिनः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ब्रह्म-प्रकाशकम्: revealing Brahman
• ब्रह्म-प्रकाशकम्: Karta (Predicate qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रकाशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘revealing Brahman’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of ज्ञानम्)

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भव-बन्ध-विभेदनम्: that which cuts the bondage of becoming
• भव-बन्ध-विभेदनम्: Karta (Predicate qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + विभेदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (determinative chain: ‘of worldly existence’ + ‘bondage’ + ‘cutting’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of ज्ञानम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Liberating knowledge that reveals Brahman and breaks bhava-bandha; multiple valid disciplines converge on the same illumination.

Vedantic Theme: Jñāna as mokṣa-sādhana; viveka-khyāti; convergence of sāṅkhya-yoga with brahma-prakāśa (nondual illumination).

Application: Cultivate discrimination (ātma-anātma viveka) alongside meditative discipline; study, reflection, and sustained practice until knowledge becomes transformative (bandha-vibhedana).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: inner contemplative domain

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.235.46 (ekacittatā as mokṣa-dā); Garuda Purana 1.235.47 (abiding in Paramātman)

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Sankhya
• Yoga
• Yogins

FAQs

What is the importance of Brahma-jñāna (knowledge of Brahman) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that Brahman-revealing knowledge is the direct means that severs bhava-bandha—the binding force of repeated worldly becoming—thus pointing to liberation.

Does the Garuda Purana approve multiple paths like Sāṅkhya and Yoga?

Yes. The verse explicitly affirms that some attain through Sāṅkhya’s discriminative insight while others, as yogins, attain through Yoga—both culminating in Brahman-illumining knowledge.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate steady discrimination (viveka) about the impermanent and practice a disciplined yogic life (ethics, concentration, meditation) so that knowledge becomes transformative rather than merely theoretical.