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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

ವಿನಾಯಕಪುರಾಣ ಮತ್ತು ಮಹಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡಪುರಾಣ—ಇವುಗಳನ್ನು ರಾಜಸವೆಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಓ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಪಕ್ಷಿ, ಇವುಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳುವುದರಿಂದ ಭೋಗ-ಸಮೃದ್ಧಿ ದೊರೆಯುತ್ತದೆ.

Word by Word
विनायकपुराणम्Vināyaka-purāṇa
विनायकपुराणम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootविनायक + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास; ग्रन्थनाम
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
बृहत्great
बृहत्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (‘great’)
ब्रह्माण्डम्Brahmāṇḍa (Purāṇa)
ब्रह्माण्डम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्म + अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास; ग्रन्थनाम (‘Brahmāṇḍa’)
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
एतानिthese
एतानि:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
राजसानिrājasa (of passion)
राजसानि:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootराजस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (‘rājasa’)
आहुःthey say/declare
आहुः:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअह् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘they have said/they say’
श्रवणात्from hearing
श्रवणात्:
Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause)
भुक्तरुO Bhuktaru (epithet/name)
भुक्तरु:
Sambodhana? (सम्बोधन) / Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभुक्त + रु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास; ‘भुक्त’ (enjoyed/experienced) + ‘रु’ (disease) → ‘one whose disease is experienced/consumed’ (epithet)
उत्तमाःthe best (sages/people)
उत्तमाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootउत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, 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
V
Vinayaka
B
Brahmanda Purana
G
Garuḍa

FAQs

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.

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.

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.

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