Shloka 5

Dhyāna of Hari as the Nirguṇa Witness (Ātman), and the Attainment of Viṣṇu’s Realm

Devanagari script

तद्धर्ंमरहितः स्रष्टा नामगोत्रविवर्जितः / मन्ता मनः स्थितो देवो मनसा परिवर्जितः

Transliteration

taddharṃmarahitaḥ sraṣṭā nāmagotravivarjitaḥ / mantā manaḥ sthito devo manasā parivarjitaḥ

Translation

ആ സ്രഷ്ടാവ് ധർമ്മപരിമിതികളില്ലാത്ത നിർഉപാധികൻ; നാമവും ഗോത്രവും അതീതൻ. അവൻ മനസ്സിൽ അന്തര്യാമി ജ്ഞാതാവായി വസിച്ചാലും, മനസ്സാതീതനും മനോവൃത്തികളാൽ അസ്പൃശ്യനുമായ ദിവ്യൻ.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular); विशेषण-प्रयोगः (qualifier)

• धर्म: dharma, attribute
• धर्म: Sambandha (Genitival relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom., Singular); समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• रहितः: devoid (of dharma)
• रहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √रह्/रह् ‘to be without’ इत्यर्थे, निष्ठा/विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom., Singular); तद्धर्म-रहितः = तस्य धर्मेण रहितः (Tatpurusha: ‘devoid of that dharma’)

• स्रष्टा: creator
• स्रष्टा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रष्टृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √सृज् (धातु) ‘to create’ कर्तृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom., Singular)

• नाम: name
• नाम: Sambandha (Genitival relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular); समासाङ्ग

• गोत्र: lineage, clan
• गोत्र: Sambandha (Genitival relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular); समासाङ्ग

• विवर्जितः: devoid of
• विवर्जितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विवर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वर्ज् (धातु) ‘to avoid, exclude’ क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom., Singular); नामगोत्र-विवर्जितः = नामगोत्राभ्यां विवर्जितः (Tatpurusha: ‘devoid of name and lineage’)

• मन्ता: thinker
• मन्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √मन् (धातु) ‘to think’ कर्तृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom., Singular)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• स्थितः: situated (in)
• स्थितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्था (धातु) ‘to stand’ क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom., Singular); मनः-स्थितः = मनसि स्थितः (locative sense)

• देवः: deity, God
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom., Singular)

• मनसा: by/with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Instr., Singular)

• परिवर्जितः: completely devoid/avoided
• परिवर्जितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिवर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वर्ज् (धातु) ‘to avoid’ परि-उपसर्ग, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom., Singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Creator/Deva is nirguna—beyond dharma as limiting attribute, beyond name and lineage; immanent as inner knower yet transcendent of mind.

Vedantic Theme: Nirguna Brahman; neti-neti; antaryamin; mind cannot grasp the Self.

Application: Practice discrimination: observe thoughts and identities (name, lineage, roles) as objects; meditate on the witnessing awareness that is present yet not confined to mind.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.14.6; Garuda Purana 1.14.9

Characters & Entities

• Deva

FAQs

What is the importance of describing God as beyond name and lineage in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes the Supreme as non-limited and non-socially defined—beyond labels like name, family, or category—guiding the seeker toward realization rather than mere identification.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By pointing to the Divine as the inner Knower within the mind yet beyond it, the verse directs the soul’s path toward inner discrimination and liberation from mental projections—key to moksha-oriented understanding in the Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice witness-consciousness: observe thoughts without identifying with them, and cultivate devotion/meditation aimed at the formless reality beyond mental labels and social identity.