Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

तत्रैकचित्ततायोगो मुक्तिदो नात्र संशयः / जितेन्द्रियात्मकरणो ज्ञानदृप्तो हि यो भवेत्

Transliteration

tatraikacittatāyogo muktido nātra saṃśayaḥ / jitendriyātmakaraṇo jñānadṛpto hi yo bhavet

Translation

There, the discipline of one-pointedness of mind bestows liberation—of this there is no doubt. Indeed, one who has conquered the senses and the inner instruments, and stands firm in the steadfast confidence of knowledge, becomes fit for that liberation.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there/in that (practice)
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Context locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एक-चित्तता-योगः: the yoga of one-pointedness
• एक-चित्तता-योगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + चित्तता (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘yoga of one-pointedness of mind’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुक्ति-दः: granting liberation
• मुक्ति-दः: Karta (Predicate qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (‘giver of liberation’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of योगः)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जित-इन्द्रिय-आत्म-करणः: one who has conquered senses and inner faculties
• जित-इन्द्रिय-आत्म-करणः: Karta (Qualifier of subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जि (धातु) → जित (कृदन्त) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (‘whose senses, mind/self, and instruments are conquered’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of यो)

• ज्ञान-दृप्तः: exalted through knowledge
• ज्ञान-दृप्तः: Karta (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + दृप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (‘elated/proud due to knowledge’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवेत्: may be/becomes
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ekacittatā-yoga grants liberation; sense-control and mastery of inner faculties stabilize liberating knowledge.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana-catuṣṭaya elements: śama-dama (sense and mind restraint), ekāgratā; jñāna-niṣṭhā as proximate cause for mokṣa.

Application: Train attention (single-task meditation), reduce sensory overload, practice pratyāhāra and ethical restraint; build steady conviction through study and contemplation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: inner yogic arena (mind-sense complex)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.235.47 (liberated yogin abiding in Paramātman); Garuda Purana 1.235.43 (praṇava-dhyāna as mokṣa-sādhana)

Characters & Entities

• Atman
• Indriyas

FAQs

What is the importance of one-pointedness (ekacittatā) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that ekacittatā-yoga directly grants liberation, emphasizing concentrated mind as a decisive means to moksha.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It frames liberation as arising from inner mastery—conquering the senses and inner faculties—so the soul becomes established in knowledge rather than driven by sensory compulsion.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice daily focused meditation, reduce sensory distractions, and cultivate discriminative spiritual study so the mind becomes steady and knowledge-guided.