Shloka 61

Means to Liberation: Supremacy of Hari, Proper Salutations, and Purāṇic Authority

Devanagari script

विनायकपुराणं च बृहद्ब्रह्माण्डमेव च / एतानि राजसान्याहुः श्रवणाद्भुक्तरुत्तमा

Transliteration

vināyakapurāṇaṃ ca bṛhadbrahmāṇḍameva ca / etāni rājasānyāhuḥ śravaṇādbhuktaruttamā

Translation

また、ヴィナーヤカ・プラーナと大いなるブラフマーンダ・プラーナもあり、これらはラージャサ（激性）であると言われる。おお最上の鳥よ、それらを聴聞することで世間の享楽と繁栄を得る。

Word by Word

• विनायकपुराणम्: Vināyaka-purāṇa
• विनायकपुराणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास; ग्रन्थनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• बृहत्: great
• बृहत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (‘great’)

• ब्रह्माण्डम्: Brahmāṇḍa (Purāṇa)
• ब्रह्माण्डम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास; ग्रन्थनाम (‘Brahmāṇḍa’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• राजसानि: rājasa (of passion)
• राजसानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (‘rājasa’)

• आहुः: they say/declare
• आहुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘they have said/they say’

• श्रवणात्: from hearing
• श्रवणात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause)

• भुक्तरु: O Bhuktaru (epithet/name)
• भुक्तरु: Sambodhana? (सम्बोधन) / Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्त + रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास; ‘भुक्त’ (enjoyed/experienced) + ‘रु’ (disease) → ‘one whose disease is experienced/consumed’ (epithet)

• उत्तमाः: the best (sages/people)
• उत्तमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेष्यरूपेण (as substantive: ‘the best ones’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Guṇa-based classification of Purāṇas and the idea that śravaṇa yields specific karmic fruits—here, worldly enjoyment/prosperity.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-traya and karma-phala: actions (including listening) produce results aligned with rajas (activity, desire, prosperity).

Application: If seeking artha/bhoga, undertake disciplined śravaṇa of rājasa-oriented narratives while remaining aware of their motivational coloring.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.1.59-64 (sequence on Purāṇa classification and comparative fruits)

Characters & Entities

• Vinayaka
• Brahmanda Purana
• Garuḍa

FAQs

What is the importance of classifying Puranas by the three gunas in Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that Garuḍa Purāṇa categorizes certain Purāṇas as Rājasa and links their hearing to a specific fruit—bhukti (worldly enjoyment)—helping readers choose texts according to desired aims.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul or after-death journey?

Directly it does not describe the soul’s post-death path; instead, it states that hearing Rājasa Purāṇas yields worldly results (bhukti), contrasting with other teachings in Garuḍa Purāṇa that focus on mokṣa-oriented practices and afterlife themes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it to set intention: if your goal is dharmic prosperity and active worldly duties, study/listen to Rājasa-oriented Purāṇic narratives while maintaining ethical conduct and balancing them with sattvic teachings for inner clarity.