Shloka 36

Mahāyoga: Detachment from ‘I/Mine’, Aṣṭāṅga Practice, Oṁkāra and Aham-Brahmāsmi Contemplation

Devanagari script

ततो नं म्रियते दुः खी न रोगी न च वन्धवान् / न पापैर्युज्यते योगी नरके न विपच्यते

Transliteration

tato naṃ mriyate duḥ khī na rogī na ca vandhavān / na pāpairyujyate yogī narake na vipacyate

Translation

ત્યારબાદ તે દુઃખમાં મરતો નથી, રોગથી પીડાતો નથી, અને બંધુવિહોણો પણ થતો નથી. યોગી પાપોથી બંધાતો નથી અને નરકમાં તપાવવામાં આવતો નથી.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter; from that
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-आर्थे (ablatival adverb: 'thereafter/from that')

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• नम्: me
• नम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; रूपम्: माम्/मां इत्यर्थे (enclitic/Prakritized 'me')

• म्रियते: dies
• म्रियते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is died / dies)

• दुःखी: sorrowful
• दुःखी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (one who is sorrowful)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• रोगी: a sick person
• रोगी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• बन्धवान्: one having relatives
• बन्धवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बन्धु + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वत्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (possessing relatives)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• पापैः: by sins
• पापैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• युज्यते: is afflicted/connected
• युज्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (is yoked/connected)

• योगी: the yogi
• योगी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नरके: in hell
• नरके: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• विपच्यते: is tormented (lit. cooked)
• विपच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पच् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (is cooked/tormented)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Naraka

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The yogin is not bound by pāpa and is not subjected to naraka; spiritual realization severs karmic bondage and its afterlife consequences.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-bandha-nivṛtti through yoga/realization; movement toward jīvanmukti/krama-mukti framing.

Application: Cultivate steady sādhana (yoga, devotion, or mantra) and ethical restraint so that pāpa does not accrue and fear of afterlife punishment diminishes.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: general naraka descriptions and pāpa-phala sections (contextual parallel); Garuda Purana 1.226.37-40 (bhakti/mantra/śuddhi leading to liberation)

Characters & Entities

• Naraka
• Yogin

FAQs

What is the importance of being a yogin in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that the yogin is not bound by sins and does not undergo hellish torment, highlighting yoga as a means of karmic purification and protection in the afterlife.

How does this verse explain the soul’s fate after death?

It contrasts ordinary karmic suffering with the yogin’s condition: freedom from misery, disease, and Naraka-punishment, implying that spiritual discipline changes post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate steady spiritual practice (yoga, self-restraint, and ethical living) so that harmful karmic tendencies lessen, reducing suffering here and, as the text frames it, beyond death.