Shloka 112

Mukti-tattva Upadeśa: Knowledge as the Direct Cause of Liberation

Devanagari script

प्रौढवैराग्यमास्थाय भजते मामनन्यभाक् / पूर्णदृष्टिः प्रसन्नात्मा स वै मोक्षमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

prauḍhavairāgyamāsthāya bhajate māmananyabhāk / pūrṇadṛṣṭiḥ prasannātmā sa vai mokṣamavāpnuyāt

Translation

Celui qui, s’appuyant sur un vairāgya mûr, M’adore d’une bhakti sans partage—dont la vision est entière et l’âme paisible—obtient assurément la délivrance (mokṣa).

Word by Word

• प्रौढवैराग्यम्: mature dispassion
• प्रौढवैराग्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रौढ-वैराग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (प्रौढं वैराग्यम्)

• आस्थाय: having adopted
• आस्थाय: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया—‘having resorted to/after adopting’

• भजते: worships/serves
• भजते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनन्यभाक्: devoted to none else
• अनन्यभाक्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्य-भाज् (प्रातिपदिक; भज्-धातुजन्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अनन्यं भजते इति/अनन्यस्य भाक्)

• पूर्णदृष्टिः: of perfect vision
• पूर्णदृष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण-दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (पूर्णा दृष्टिः यस्य)

• प्रसन्नात्मा: serene-minded
• प्रसन्नात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (प्रसन्नः आत्मा यस्य)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis/indeed)

• मोक्षम्: liberation
• मोक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: may attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mature vairagya joined with exclusive devotion (ananya-bhakti) yields complete vision and serene self, culminating in moksha.

Vedantic Theme: Bhakti as direct means to moksha, supported by vairagya; prasanna-atma and purna-drishti as signs of sattva-shuddhi and God-centered cognition.

Application: Adopt a steady daily worship/namasmrana practice; reduce competing attachments; cultivate serenity through surrender and disciplined living.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.49.110 (desirelessness, dvandva-vimukti); Garuda Purana 2.49.111 (inner purification)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of vairagya (dispassion) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse teaches that mature, steady dispassion—combined with exclusive devotion to the Lord—purifies the mind and becomes a direct support for attaining moksha.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana context?

In the Preta Kanda’s broader concern with post-death outcomes, the verse highlights a higher resolution: rather than remaining bound to post-mortem transit and karmic reckonings, one who gains serene clarity and undivided devotion reaches liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate detachment from compulsive desires, practice steady worship/remembrance of the Divine, and aim for calm discernment—these qualities are presented here as the lived pathway to freedom.