Shloka 8

Śālagrāma–Sudarśana-Vyūha Nirūpaṇa, Tīrtha-Saṅgraha, Samvatsara-Nāma, and Mantra-Rakṣā

Devanagari script

सर्वपापहराण्येव भुक्तमुक्तिप्रदानि वै / प्रभवो विभवः शुक्लः प्रमोदो ऽथ प्रजापतिः

Transliteration

sarvapāpaharāṇyeva bhuktamuktipradāni vai / prabhavo vibhavaḥ śuklaḥ pramodo 'tha prajāpatiḥ

Translation

ये नाम निश्चय ही समस्त पापों का हरण करने वाले तथा भोग और मोक्ष दोनों देने वाले हैं—प्रभव, विभव, शुक्ल, प्रमोद और फिर प्रजापति।

Word by Word

• सर्वपापहराणि: removers of all sins
• सर्वपापहराणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (√हृ धातु, प्रातिपदिक-निर्माण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधानार्थक/निश्चयार्थक (emphasis/indeed)

• भुक्तमुक्तिप्रदानि: granting enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्तमुक्तिप्रदानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वै: verily
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), खलु/एव अर्थे (indeed/verily)

• प्रभवः: Prabhava (a name/epithet)
• प्रभवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• विभवः: Vibhava
• विभवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• शुक्लः: Śukla
• शुक्लः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• प्रमोदः: Pramoda
• प्रमोदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रमण/आरम्भार्थक (then/next)

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma-smaraṇa as sarva-pāpa-hara and as a means to both bhukti and mukti.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana through upāsanā: purification of antaḥkaraṇa enabling liberation; grace mediated by divine names.

Application: Daily japa/recitation of the enumerated names with śraddhā, especially at dawn/dusk or before sleep, as a purification and steadiness practice.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.66 (Vishnu/divine-name enumeration context)

Characters & Entities

• Prabhava
• Vibhava
• Śukla
• Pramoda
• Prajāpati

FAQs

What is the importance of these names in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that remembering/reciting these divine epithets is considered a means to destroy sins and to confer both worldly well-being (bhukti) and spiritual liberation (mukti).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing sin-removal and liberation, it points to purification as the key prerequisite for a favorable after-death journey and ultimately moksha—core concerns in the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use these names in daily japa or prayer with ethical living (dharma); the verse frames sincere remembrance as spiritually purifying and supportive of both life-success and liberation.