Shloka 80

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

एतस्य श्रवणादेव मोक्षं यान्ति न संशयः / तदनन्तरजान्वक्ष्ये शृणु पक्षीन्द्रसत्तम

Transliteration

etasya śravaṇādeva mokṣaṃ yānti na saṃśayaḥ / tadanantarajānvakṣye śṛṇu pakṣīndrasattama

Translation

ພຽງແຕ່ໄດ້ຟັງສິ່ງນີ້ ກໍບັນລຸໂມກສະ (ຄວາມຫຼຸດພົ້ນ) ໄດ້ ບໍ່ມີຄວາມສົງໄສ. ບັດນີ້ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະກ່າວເຖິງສິ່ງທີ່ຕາມມາທັນທີ; ຈົ່ງຟັງເຖີດ ໂອ ຜູ້ປະເສີດທີ່ສຸດໃນບັນດາກະສັດແຫ່ງນົກ.

Word by Word

• एतस्य: of this
• एतस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रवणात्: from hearing
• श्रवणात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (emphasis marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• मोक्षम्: liberation
• मोक्षम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• यान्ति: they go/attain
• यान्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• न: not/no
• न: सम्बन्ध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially)

• जान्: (I) will produce/bring forth (reading-dependent)
• जान्: क्रिया (Verb component)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; √जन् (to be born/produce) — here as verbal base in periphrastic future construction with वक्ष्ये (textual sandhi/reading issue)

• वक्ष्ये: I will tell
• वक्ष्ये: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; √वच् (to speak)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पक्षीन्द्रसत्तम: O best of the lord of birds (Garuda)
• पक्षीन्द्रसत्तम: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षीन्द्र + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन-प्रयोग (Vocative sense), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (pakṣīndrasya sattamaḥ)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa (hearing) of this truth grants mokṣa; attentive listening is itself a direct means when the content is liberating knowledge.

Vedantic Theme: Śravaṇa as primary sādhana for ātma-jñāna; grace (prasāda) and pramāṇa (śāstra) efficacy.

Application: Establish a daily practice of listening/recitation of liberating passages with attention; treat sacred study as transformative, not merely informational.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16.79 (certainty about nityānanda); Garuda Purana sections praising śravaṇa/paṭhana of Purāṇa for merit and liberation (general purāṇic phalaśruti motifs)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of śravaṇa (listening) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that mere listening to the sacred instruction being taught is itself a direct cause for moksha, emphasizing receptive hearing as a powerful spiritual practice.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It highlights liberation as attainable through internal transformation via hearing sacred truth, and it signals that further step-by-step instruction about what follows will be explained next in the dialogue.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Regularly listen to authentic scripture recitations and teachings with attention and faith, treating śravaṇa as a disciplined practice that supports ethical living and liberation-oriented understanding.