Shloka 36

Pañcatattva-Pūjā: The Fivefold Vyuha of Hari, Mantras, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, and Stotra

Devanagari script

मोक्षद्वाराय धर्माय निर्माणाय नमोनमः / सर्वकामप्रदायैव परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणे

Transliteration

mokṣadvārāya dharmāya nirmāṇāya namonamaḥ / sarvakāmapradāyaiva parabrahmasvarūpiṇe

Translation

Hommage, encore et encore, au Dharma, porte de la délivrance et source de l’ordre juste. Et hommage, encore et encore, à la Réalité suprême dont la nature est Parabrahman, dispensatrice de tous les désirs légitimes.

Word by Word

• मोक्षद्वाराय: to the gate of liberation
• मोक्षद्वाराय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मोक्षस्य द्वारम्)

• धर्माय: to Dharma (righteousness)
• धर्माय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• निर्माणाय: to the creator/creation (formation)
• निर्माणाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्माण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमोनमः: salutations again and again
• नमोनमः: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् + नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमः-शब्दस्य पुनरुक्ति-समुच्चयः; नित्यप्रयोगे अव्ययवत्

• सर्वकामप्रदाय: to the giver of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; प्रद = √दा (धातु) + प्र + कृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वान् कामान् प्रददाति)

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

• परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणे: to the one whose nature is the Supreme Brahman
• परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर + ब्रह्मन् + स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक; स्वरूपिन् = स्वरूप + इन् (तद्धित/प्रातिपदिक-निर्माण))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (परब्रह्मणः स्वरूपः यस्य)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma is the doorway to mokṣa and the sustaining order; Parabrahman is the supreme reality and the giver of legitimate desires (puruṣārthas).

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana-catuṣṭaya orientation: dharma as purifier (citta-śuddhi) leading toward Brahman-realization; integration of puruṣārthas under īśvara.

Application: Treat ethical living as spiritual practice; pursue desires within dharma; dedicate outcomes to the Supreme to convert life-goals into a liberation-supporting path.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): dharma as foundation for higher goals; mokṣa framed as culmination

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Parabrahman

FAQs

What is the importance of Dharma as a 'gateway to moksha' in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Dharma as the primary entrance to liberation—right conduct and sacred order are presented as the necessary foundation for moksha.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing post-death geography, it states the governing principle: Dharma shapes one’s ultimate course, culminating in liberation when aligned with the Supreme Reality (Parabrahman).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat ethical living and duty (Dharma) as spiritual practice, and pair it with devotion/contemplation of the Supreme (Parabrahman) as the highest aim.