Shloka 22

Atma-Jnana as the Direct Means to Moksha: Advaita, Maya, and the Three States

Devanagari script

नानन्त्यात्पृथगानन्दं नाप्यमानन्दतः पृथक् / त्वमेव परमं ब्रह्म सत्यज्ञानादिलक्षणम्

Transliteration

nānantyātpṛthagānandaṃ nāpyamānandataḥ pṛthak / tvameva paramaṃ brahma satyajñānādilakṣaṇam

Translation

至福（アーナンダ）は無限と別ではなく、無限もまた至福と別ではない。汝こそ唯一の至上ブラフマン、真実と知と等の相を具える。

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अनन्त्यात्: from infinitude
• अनन्त्यात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Adverbial (भेदवाचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; भेदवाचक

• आनन्दम्: bliss
• आनन्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• आनन्दतः: from bliss
• आनन्दतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘from bliss’

• पृथक्: separate
• पृथक्: Adverbial (भेदवाचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; भेदवाचक

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic: indeed/only)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ब्रह्म: Brahman
• ब्रह्म: Samanaadhikarana (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सत्यज्ञानादिलक्षणम्: characterized by truth, knowledge, etc.
• सत्यज्ञानादिलक्षणम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य-ज्ञान-आदि-लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक: सत्य + ज्ञान + आदि + लक्षण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सत्यं ज्ञानं आदि यस्य लक्षणम्)

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu as Supreme Brahman

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ānanda and ānanta are mutually non-different; the addressed ‘you’ is identified with Param Brahman characterized by satya-jñāna (and implicitly ānanda/ānanta).

Vedantic Theme: Satya-jñāna-ānanda Brahman; abheda of attributes as pointers; direct recognition (aparokṣa-anubhava) leading to liberation.

Application: Meditate on the inseparability of fullness (ānanta) and bliss (ānanda); use the verse as a nididhyāsana mantra to dissolve limitation-sense; rest in ‘I am Brahman’ recognition (without ego-inflation).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: satya-jñāna-ānanda descriptions of Brahman in jñāna-khaṇḍa-like passages; Garuda Purana: teachings that liberation is recognition of one’s identity with the Supreme

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Satya-Jnana-Ananda (truth-knowledge-bliss) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse identifies the Supreme Brahman as defined by truth and knowledge, with bliss inseparable from limitlessness—pointing to Brahman as the ultimate reality behind all experience.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

By stressing Brahman’s limitless bliss and truth-knowledge nature, it implies that liberation is attained through recognizing the Supreme Reality beyond changing states, which ultimately resolves fear and bondage.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate discrimination between the changing mind and the unchanging truth, and use devotion/meditation to remember the Divine as limitless awareness—supporting ethical living and inner steadiness.