Shloka 8

Bhīma-Dvādaśī (Ekādaśī) Māhātmya and Varāha-Pūjā Vidhi

Devanagari script

ज्ञानेनैयथा विद्या निष्कामेन यथा फलम् / तथैव पापनाशाय प्रोक्तेयं द्वादशी शुभा

Transliteration

jñānenaiyathā vidyā niṣkāmena yathā phalam / tathaiva pāpanāśāya prokteyaṃ dvādaśī śubhā

Translation

Así como el saber se perfecciona por el conocimiento verdadero, y así como el fruto de la acción se purifica cuando se obra sin deseo, del mismo modo esta auspiciosa Dvādaśī ha sido enseñada para la destrucción de los pecados.

Word by Word

• ज्ञानेन: by knowledge
• ज्ञानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by/with knowledge)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Upamana (Comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/तुलना-वाचक (comparative: as/like)

• विद्या: knowledge/learning
• विद्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• निष्कामेन: with desirelessness (without desire)
• निष्कामेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (with desirelessness)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Upamana (Comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/तुलना-वाचक

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta/ Karma (Subject/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Nom./Acc. singular (contextually: result)

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Sambandha (Correlation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूप-वाचक (thus/so)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• पापनाशाय: for the destruction of sins
• पापनाशाय: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप-नाश (प्रातिपदिक; पाप + नाश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; Dative singular (for destruction of sins)

• प्रोक्ता: declared/said
• प्रोक्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past passive participle: ‘declared/said’

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Pronoun nominative singular (this)

• द्वादशी: Dvādaśī (the 12th tithi)
• द्वादशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (12th lunar day)

• शुभा: auspicious
• शुभा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (agreeing with द्वादशी)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Niṣkāma-karma and right knowledge purify results; similarly, Dvādaśī observance functions as a purifier that destroys sin.

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi as a prerequisite for higher knowledge; karma becomes purifying when desireless and aligned with dharma.

Application: Observe Dvādaśī with restraint, purity, and intention of inner cleansing; perform duties without craving for reward, using the day for self-discipline and remembrance of Hari.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Dharma/Ācāra sections): Ekādaśī–Dvādaśī vrata-mahātmyas and papa-kṣaya statements; Garuda Purana: emphasis on niṣkāma-dāna/japa as purifiers in dharma passages

FAQs

What is the importance of Dvādaśī in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Dvādaśī as an auspicious observance specifically taught for pāpa-nāśa—reducing and destroying sins—by aligning practice with purity of intent.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By stressing knowledge and desireless action as purifiers, it implies that inner intention and dharmic discipline shape one’s karmic load—directly affecting post-death outcomes described elsewhere in the Garuda Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Observe Dvādaśī with sincere restraint (fasting/discipline), worship and ethical conduct, and perform duties with niṣkāma intent—focusing on purification rather than reward.