Shloka 31

Vīrya, Māyā/Prakṛti, Śrī’s Inseparability, Paramāṇu, and Hari’s Infinitude

Devanagari script

शास्त्रज्ञानान्नाशमेति ह्यविद्या न संशयो हरिणा चैक्यमेति / एवं ब्रूषे यदि वादत्खगेन्द्र वक्ष्येहं ते तत्र युक्तिं शृणु त्वम्

Transliteration

śāstrajñānānnāśameti hyavidyā na saṃśayo hariṇā caikyameti / evaṃ brūṣe yadi vādatkhagendra vakṣyehaṃ te tatra yuktiṃ śṛṇu tvam

Translation

まことに、聖典（シャーストラ）の知によって無明は滅し—疑いなく—人はハリとの一体に至る。もし汝がそのように語り、そのように論ずるなら、鳥の王ガルダよ、我はその理を汝に説こう。よく聴け。

Word by Word

• śāstra-jñānāt: from knowledge of scripture
• śāstra-jñānāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāstra + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Pañcamī (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘शास्त्रस्य ज्ञानम्’ → ‘शास्त्रज्ञान’

• nāśam: destruction
• nāśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• eti: goes/attains
• eti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (इ धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), emphatic particle

• avidyā: ignorance
• avidyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Pratiṣedha-nipāta (प्रतिषेध-निपात)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• hariṇā: with Hari; by Hari
• hariṇā: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय)

• aikyam: oneness
• aikyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aikya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• eti: attains
• eti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (इ धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• brūṣe: you say
• brūṣe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; ātmanepada

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (शर्त-निपात)

• vādat: speaking/arguing
• vādat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (वद् धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ-pratyaya (शतृ), vartamāna-kṛdanta; Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana/Prathamā, Ekavacana (contextual)

• khagendra: O lord of birds (Garuda)
• khagendra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaga + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (8th/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः ‘खगानाम् इन्द्रः’

• vakṣye: I will tell
• vakṣye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, Periphrastic Future), Uttama-puruṣa (1st), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana (dative)

• tatra: there/in that matter
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (देशाव्यय), adverb

• yuktim: reasoning
• yuktim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, Imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Scriptural knowledge destroys ignorance and culminates in unity with Hari; reasoning will be supplied to support the claim.

Vedantic Theme: Śravaṇa–manana leading to avidyā-nivṛtti; soteriology through right knowledge grounded in śāstra and yukti.

Application: Study authoritative texts with disciplined reasoning; pair learning with reflective inquiry rather than mere assertion; cultivate attentive listening.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.3.32 (objection: ignorance cannot belong to omniscient Hari)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Garuda (Khagendra)

FAQs

What is the importance of śāstra-jñāna (scriptural knowledge) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that śāstra-jñāna destroys avidyā (ignorance) and leads to aikya (unity) with Hari, presenting scripture-based knowledge as a direct means toward liberation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul toward liberation?

Rather than focusing on external rites here, the verse emphasizes inner transformation: ignorance is removed by true knowledge, culminating in oneness with Vishnu—an explicitly moksha-oriented trajectory.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Study authoritative teachings with discernment (yukti), reduce ignorance-driven habits, and align daily conduct with dharma and devotion to the Divine as the basis for spiritual freedom.