Shloka 8

Devanagari script

सर्वपापहराण्येव भुक्तमुक्तिप्रदानि वै / प्रभवो विभवः शुक्लः प्रमोदो ऽथ प्रजापतिः

Transliteration

sarvapāpaharāṇyeva bhuktamuktipradāni vai / prabhavo vibhavaḥ śuklaḥ pramodo 'tha prajāpatiḥ

Translation

നിശ്ചയമായും ഈ നാമങ്ങൾ സർവ്വപാപഹരങ്ങളായി ഭോഗവും മോക്ഷവും ഇരട്ടയും പ്രസാദിക്കുന്നവയാണ്—പ്രഭവ, വിഭവ, ശുക്ല, പ്രമോദ, തുടർന്ന് പ്രജാപതി।

Word by Word

• सर्वपापहराणि: removers of all sins
• सर्वपापहराणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (√हृ धातु, प्रातिपदिक-निर्माण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधानार्थक/निश्चयार्थक (emphasis/indeed)

• भुक्तमुक्तिप्रदानि: granting enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्तमुक्तिप्रदानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वै: verily
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), खलु/एव अर्थे (indeed/verily)

• प्रभवः: Prabhava (a name/epithet)
• प्रभवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• विभवः: Vibhava
• विभवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• शुक्लः: Śukla
• शुक्लः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• प्रमोदः: Pramoda
• प्रमोदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रमण/आरम्भार्थक (then/next)

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma-smaraṇa as sarva-pāpa-hara and as a means to both bhukti and mukti.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana through upāsanā: purification of antaḥkaraṇa enabling liberation; grace mediated by divine names.

Application: Daily japa/recitation of the enumerated names with śraddhā, especially at dawn/dusk or before sleep, as a purification and steadiness practice.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.66 (Vishnu/divine-name enumeration context)

Characters & Entities

• Prabhava
• Vibhava
• Śukla
• Pramoda
• Prajāpati

FAQs

What is the importance of these names in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that remembering/reciting these divine epithets is considered a means to destroy sins and to confer both worldly well-being (bhukti) and spiritual liberation (mukti).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing sin-removal and liberation, it points to purification as the key prerequisite for a favorable after-death journey and ultimately moksha—core concerns in the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use these names in daily japa or prayer with ethical living (dharma); the verse frames sincere remembrance as spiritually purifying and supportive of both life-success and liberation.