Shloka 56
Kāraṇa-vyākhyā: Cosmic Agents, Rudra-Forms, Sense-Purity, and Ānanda-Tāratamya
यस्माद्रुदं चोर्वरितं वै चकार तस्मात्स रुद्रस्त्वौर्वसंज्ञो बभूव / और्वस्तु लोकान्मोक्षयोग्यांश्च दृष्ट्वा ह्यत्यन्तं वै विषयेष्वेव निष्ठान्
yasmādrudaṃ corvaritaṃ vai cakāra tasmātsa rudrastvaurvasaṃjño babhūva / aurvastu lokānmokṣayogyāṃśca dṛṣṭvā hyatyantaṃ vai viṣayeṣveva niṣṭhān
जिसने करुण-रुदन की ध्वनि फैलायी और पृथ्वी को उर्वरा किया, वह और्व नाम से युक्त ‘रुद्र’ कहलाया। परन्तु और्व ने लोकों को, यहाँ तक कि मोक्ष-योग्य जनों को भी देखकर, उन्हें विषयों में ही अत्यन्त आसक्त पाया।
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Even those ‘fit for liberation’ can remain bound by viṣaya-niṣṭhā (fixation on sense-objects); eligibility without vairāgya is fragile.
Vedantic Theme: Bandha through viṣaya-āsakti; the need for viveka-vairāgya as a prerequisite for mokṣa-sādhana.
Application: Audit daily attachments; cultivate deliberate sense-restraint and reflective practices (svādhyāya, satsanga) to convert ‘fitness’ into actual renunciation.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa themes: bondage by desire (viṣaya), rarity of true detachment; Garuda Purana bhakti-to-Viṣṇu as antidote to māyā (context continued in 3.18.57-60)
FAQs
This verse highlights that even those capable of liberation can remain bound if they are intensely attached to sense-objects; detachment is portrayed as essential for moksha.
It implies that qualification for moksha is not enough by itself—one must also turn away from exclusive fixation on viṣayas (sense-enjoyments) to progress toward liberation.
Reduce compulsive sense-driven habits and cultivate disciplined living (self-restraint, reflection, and devotion/meditation) so that spiritual goals are not undermined by constant viṣaya-attachment.