Shloka 7

Nārāyaṇa-Smaraṇa as the Supreme Dharma, Expiation, and Yogic Purifier

Devanagari script

जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्तेषु योगस्थस्य च योगिनः / या काचिन्मनसो वृत्तिः सा भवत्यच्युताश्रयात्

Transliteration

jāgratsvapnasuṣupteṣu yogasthasya ca yoginaḥ / yā kācinmanaso vṛttiḥ sā bhavatyacyutāśrayāt

Translation

ヨーガに安住するヨーギーにとって、覚醒・夢・深睡のいずれにおいても、心にいかなる働きが起ころうとも、それはただ不落の主アチュタへの依り処によって生ずる。

Word by Word

• जाग्रत्: waking
• जाग्रत्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाग्रत् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन-समुच्चयस्य पूर्वपद (in the state of waking); समाहारद्वन्द्वे सह

• स्वप्न: dream
• स्वप्न: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन-समुच्चयस्य मध्यपद (in dream)

• सुषुप्तेषु: in deep sleep (and collectively in waking/dream/deep sleep)
• सुषुप्तेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुषुप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (जाग्रत्+स्वप्न+सुषुप्त) समाहारः; पदरूपे सुषुप्तेषु

• योगस्थस्य: of one established in yoga
• योगस्थस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (योगे स्थितः)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• योगिनः: of the yogin
• योगिनः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• या: which
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative)

• काचित्: some, any
• काचित्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काचित् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• मनसः: of the mind
• मनसः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वृत्तिः: modification, activity
• वृत्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सा: that
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भवति: becomes, occurs
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अच्युताश्रयात्: from reliance on Achyuta
• अच्युताश्रयात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अच्युतस्य आश्रयः; तस्मात्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Acyuta) speaking to Garuda (Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: For the yoga-abiding yogin, mental modifications in all three states occur only through reliance on Acyuta—indicating divine ground of mind and sustained awareness.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as adhiṣṭhāna (support) of antaḥkaraṇa; witness-consciousness and surrender harmonized; movement of mind seen as dependent, not autonomous.

Application: Practice state-awareness (noting waking/dream/sleep continuity) with Acyuta-smaraṇa; cultivate surrender so thoughts are observed without ownership.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana yoga/knowledge passages linking Viṣṇu as support of prāṇa and mind; Garuda Purana bhakti-yoga synthesis: surrender stabilizes mind

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta (Vishnu)
• Yogin

FAQs

What is the importance of taking refuge in Acyuta in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that even subtle mental movements across all states of consciousness are steadied and made auspicious by dependence on Acyuta, highlighting devotion as the support of yogic stability.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing mastery of mind across waking, dream, and deep sleep through refuge in Vishnu, it points to inner purification that supports liberation (moksha) rather than continued bondage to karmic impressions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain remembrance of Vishnu (Acyuta) during daily activity, before sleep, and on waking; treat mental fluctuations as vrittis to be observed and redirected to devotion and disciplined practice.