Shloka 25

Ajāna Lineages, Divine Classes, Ṛṣi Catalogues, and the Merit of Śravaṇa-Smaraṇa

Devanagari script

इदं पवित्रमारोग्यं पुण्यं पापप्रणाशनम् / हरिप्रसादजनकं स्वरूपसुखसाधनम्

Transliteration

idaṃ pavitramārogyaṃ puṇyaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam / hariprasādajanakaṃ svarūpasukhasādhanam

Translation

Cette observance est purifiante et porteuse de santé ; elle est méritoire et détruit le péché. Elle fait naître la grâce de Hari (Viṣṇu) et devient le moyen d’atteindre la béatitude de sa nature véritable.

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• पवित्रम्: pure, sacred
• पवित्रम्: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• आरोग्यम्: healthful, health
• आरोग्यम्: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (health-giving/health)

• पुण्यम्: meritorious, holy
• पुण्यम्: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पापप्रणाशनम्: destroyer of sin
• पापप्रणाशनम्: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + प्रणाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: पापस्य प्रणाशनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• हरिप्रसादजनकम्: producer of Hari’s grace
• हरिप्रसादजनकम्: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि + प्रसाद + जनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: हरेः प्रसादस्य जनकम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्वरूपसुखसाधनम्: means to the bliss of one’s true nature
• स्वरूपसुखसाधनम्: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वरूप + सुख + साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (समाहार/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध: स्वरूपस्य सुखस्य साधनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari) speaking to Garuda (Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Stuti/observance that purifies, destroys sin, generates Hari’s grace, and becomes a means to svarūpa-sukha (intrinsic bliss).

Vedantic Theme: Grace (prasāda) supporting purification (citta-śuddhi) and recognition of the Self’s blissful nature (ānanda-svarūpa).

Application: Regularly recite/listen to the praised teaching/hymn with devotion and ethical living; treat it as daily purification and remembrance leading to inner steadiness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.9.26-27 (effects of not reciting/remembering; negative consequences); Garuda Purana Pretakalpa themes: pāpa-kṣaya through nāma/stuti and śravaṇa

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What is the importance of purification (pavitra) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that the purifying practice is itself meritorious, removes sin, and is linked to divine grace—making it central to spiritual and post-death-oriented disciplines in the text.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

In the Preta Kanda context, merit (puṇya) and sin-removal (pāpa-praṇāśana) directly affect the post-death condition; the verse frames the practice as improving well-being and aligning the soul toward grace and inner bliss.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a sincere purificatory discipline—ethical conduct, prayer/recitation, and devotional acts dedicated to Hari—aimed at reducing harmful actions and cultivating merit, with the intention of inner steadiness and grace.