Shloka 5

Dhyāna of Hari and the Procedure of Āditya/Sūrya Worship

Devanagari script

अलेपकं तथा मुक्तं मुक्तयोगिविचितितम् / स्थूलदेहविहीनं च चक्षुषा परिवर्जितम्

Transliteration

alepakaṃ tathā muktaṃ muktayogivicititam / sthūladehavihīnaṃ ca cakṣuṣā parivarjitam

Translation

അവൻ അലിപ്തനും അസംഗനും, കൂടാതെ മുക്തനും—മുക്തയോഗികൾ ധ്യാനിച്ച് അറിയുന്ന പരം. അവൻ സ്ഥൂലദേഹരഹിതൻ; ഭൗതിക കണ്ണുകൾക്ക് അഗോചരൻ.

Word by Word

• अलेपकम्: untainted
• अलेपकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- (नञ्) + लेपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष (not smeared/untainted)

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• मुक्तम्: liberated, free
• मुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुच् (धातु) → मुक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘released/free’

• मुक्तयोगिविचितितम्: contemplated by liberated yogins
• मुक्तयोगिविचितितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + विचितित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः (मुक्तैः योगिभिः विचितितम्/विचारितम्)

• स्थूलदेहविहीनम्: devoid of a gross body
• स्थूलदेहविहीनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थूल (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक) + विहीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः (स्थूलेन देहेन विहीनम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• चक्षुषा: by/with the eye (vision)
• चक्षुषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• परिवर्जितम्: devoid of, excluded from
• परिवर्जितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वर्ज् (धातु) → परिवर्जित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘deprived of/without’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The supreme reality/self is untainted, unattached, liberated; not gross-bodied and not an object of sensory perception—known by liberated yogins.

Vedantic Theme: Neti-neti/apophatic description; distinction between gross body and the liberated principle; atman/brahman as beyond pratyaksha (sense perception).

Application: Cultivate dispassion and meditative inquiry; do not reduce the divine/self to a physical object—practice inner witnessing and ethical purification.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana teachings on the subtle self and liberation through knowledge/visnu-smriti; Garuda Purana bhakti-jnana synthesis passages describing Vishnu as beyond senses

Characters & Entities

• Yogins

FAQs

What is the importance of the soul being described as 'unstained' (alepaka) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes that the true Self is not contaminated by bodily states or worldly contact; it remains intrinsically pure and therefore capable of liberation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It distinguishes the Self from the gross body and sensory perception, indicating that the soul’s reality is subtle and realized through yogic discernment rather than physical sight.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice detachment and self-inquiry: identify less with the body and more with ethical living and inner awareness, aligning life with liberation-oriented values.