Shloka 5

Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti

Devanagari script

अहङ्कारिक उवाच / नमस्ते गणपूर्णाय नमस्ते ज्ञानमूर्तये / नमो ऽज्ञानविदूराय ब्रह्मणेनं तमूर्तये

Transliteration

ahaṅkārika uvāca / namaste gaṇapūrṇāya namaste jñānamūrtaye / namo 'jñānavidūrāya brahmaṇenaṃ tamūrtaye

Translation

അഹങ്കാരികൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ഗണപൂർണ്ണനായ പ്രഭോ, നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം; ഹേ ജ്ഞാനമൂർത്തേ, നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം. ഹേ അജ്ഞാനവിദൂരനായ ബ്രഹ്മൻ, ഹേ വിനയമൂർത്തേ, നിനക്കു പ്രണാമം।

Word by Word

• ahaṅkārikaḥ: Ahaṅkārika
• ahaṅkārikaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahaṅkārika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Indeclinable interjection (नमः-प्रयोग), used with dative

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• gaṇa-pūrṇāya: to the one complete with gaṇas
• gaṇa-pūrṇāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter Dative, Singular (here masc.); samāsa: tatpuruṣa/karmadhāraya sense ‘complete with hosts/gaṇas’

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Indeclinable interjection

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative, Singular

• jñāna-mūrtaye: to the embodiment of knowledge
• jñāna-mūrtaye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular; samāsa: tatpuruṣa ‘whose form is knowledge’

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Indeclinable interjection

• ajñāna-vidūrāya: to one far from ignorance
• ajñāna-vidūrāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vidūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine Dative, Singular; samāsa: tatpuruṣa ‘far from ignorance’

• brahmaṇe: to Brahman
• brahmaṇe: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular; ‘to Brahman’/‘to the Absolute’

• enam: this one/him
• enam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• ta-mūrtaye: to that embodied form
• ta-mūrtaye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular; samāsa: tatpuruṣa ‘to that-form/that embodiment’ (epithet)

Speaker

Ahaṅkārika

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is jñāna-svarūpa and ajñāna-vidūra; realization of Him as Brahman is liberating.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman as knowledge itself (jñāna-mūrti), ignorance as superimposition; the supreme as all-complete (pūrṇatva).

Application: Use this as a daily salutation: contemplate the deity as the light of awareness; practice discrimination (viveka) to move away from ignorance-driven habits.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: bhakti and mokṣa-oriented stutis to Hari/Nārāyaṇa (general)

Characters & Entities

• Brahman

FAQs

What is the importance of praising Brahman as 'jñānamūrti' in the Garuda Purana?

It frames liberation as knowledge-centered: the highest reality is identified with pure knowing, and devotion is directed toward that wisdom-form rather than toward ignorance-bound identity.

How does this verse address ignorance (ajñāna) and ego (ahaṅkāra)?

By saluting the One who is 'far from ignorance,' the verse implies that egoic identification is dispelled through turning toward Brahman, the ground of knowledge beyond delusion.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a daily reminder to choose clarity over confusion—study, contemplation, and ethical restraint—so actions arise from knowledge rather than ego-driven impulse.