Shloka 135

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

Devanagari script

अन्नदानैर्हेमदानैर्भमिदानैश्च भूरिभिः / पूजयेद्वाचकं भक्त्या बहुपुण्यफलाप्तये

Transliteration

annadānairhemadānairbhamidānaiśca bhūribhiḥ / pūjayedvācakaṃ bhaktyā bahupuṇyaphalāptaye

Translation

Par des dons de nourriture, des dons d’or et d’abondants dons de terres, qu’on honore le récitant avec bhakti, afin d’obtenir les fruits d’un immense mérite.

Word by Word

• अन्नदानैः: with gifts of food
• अन्नदानैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: अन्नस्य दानम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• हेमदानैः: with gifts of gold
• हेमदानैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेमन् + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: हेम्नः दानम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• भूमिदानैः: with gifts of land
• भूमिदानैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: भूमेः दानम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

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

• भूरिभिः: in abundance, many
• भूरिभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग-प्रयोग; तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental plural; agreeing with दानैः (understood)

• पूजयेत्: should honour
• पूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• वाचकम्: the reciter
• वाचकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• बहुपुण्यफलाप्तये: for attaining abundant meritorious results
• बहुपुण्यफलाप्तये: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु + पुण्य + फल + आप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: बहुपुण्यफल = (बहु + पुण्यफल) कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय; ततः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: बहुपुण्यफलस्य आप्तिः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; dative singular (purpose)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within the Preta Kanda discourse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Honoring the reciter/teacher through dāna with devotion yields abundant puṇya.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-yoga orientation: sanctifying action through devotion and right intention; honoring śāstra as a means to inner purification.

Application: Support reciters/teachers and sacred recitations through ethical giving (food, resources, patronage) with humility, not display.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Shraddha/pretakalpa sections that praise śravaṇa-kīrtana and dāna as puṇya-sources (general thematic linkage)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Vācaka (reciter)

FAQs

What is the importance of honoring the vācaka (reciter) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that honoring the reciter with devotion—supported by charitable gifts like food, gold, and land—helps the listener/sponsor attain great spiritual merit (puṇya-phala).

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals?

In the Preta Kanda context, Garuda Purana recitation is commonly associated with rites for the departed; the verse emphasizes that supporting the sacred recitation through dāna and respectful honoring of the reciter is itself a meritorious dharmic act.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Support authentic scripture recitation/teaching with sincere respect and appropriate charity—especially anna-dāna—cultivating devotion and generosity rather than treating rituals as mere formalities.