Shloka 133

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

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा दानानि देयानि वाचकायाखिलानि च / पूर्वोक्तशयनादीनि नान्यथा सफलं भवेत्

Transliteration

śrutvā dānāni deyāni vācakāyākhilāni ca / pūrvoktaśayanādīni nānyathā saphalaṃ bhavet

Translation

Après avoir entendu cet enseignement sacré, il convient d’offrir au récitant tous les dons prescrits. Et les observances énoncées plus haut—telles que la discipline du sommeil et les vœux associés—doivent être suivies, sinon il n’y aura pas de fruit.

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): “having heard”

• दानानि: gifts, donations
• दानानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; nominative/accusative plural

• देयानि: should be given
• देयानि: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + देय (कृदन्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यत्/अनीयर्-अर्थे देय (gerundive): “to be given”; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; agreeing with दानानि

• वाचकाय: to the reciter/reader
• वाचकाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; dative singular

• अखिलानि: all, entire
• अखिलानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; agreeing with दानानि

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूर्वोक्तशयनादीनि: the previously stated (items) like bedding etc.
• पूर्वोक्तशयनादीनि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वोक्त + शयन + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: (i) पूर्वोक्त = पूर्वम् उक्त (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय), (ii) शयनादि = शयन + आदि (तत्पुरुष); समस्तपदम् नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; “the previously mentioned beds etc.”

• न: not
• न: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: otherwise)

• सफलम्: fruitful, successful
• सफलम्: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; predicate adjective

• भवेत्: would be / should become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; parasmaipada

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual completeness: śravaṇa must be followed by prescribed dāna to the vācaka and observances (niyamas) to yield phala.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-yoga discipline: right action with proper completion purifies and supports higher aims.

Application: When undertaking a spiritual program, budget for charity/teacher support; follow the stated regimen consistently rather than selectively.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual/recitation household or sabhā

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.49.134 (honoring and gifting); Garuda Purana 2.49.132 (merit of hearing)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Vācaka (reciter of the Purana)

FAQs

What is the importance of giving dāna to the reciter in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that gifts (dāna/dakṣiṇā) to the vācaka are part of the prescribed completion of listening; without them, the hearing is considered incomplete and may not yield its intended spiritual fruit (phala).

How does this verse relate to after-death rites in the Preta Kanda?

In the Preta Kanda context, hearing the text is treated as a ritual act connected with post-death welfare; the verse emphasizes that śravaṇa must be supported by prescribed charity and disciplined observances to become efficacious.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If you attend a sacred recitation or funeral-related reading, complete it ethically: support the teacher/reciter, give charity as instructed, and follow the recommended disciplines with sincerity rather than treating the recitation as a formality.