Shloka 36
Gāruḍa-Māhātmya and Tārkṣya-Stotra: Fruits of Hearing/Reciting and the Power of Garuḍa’s Praise
गारुडं यस्य हस्ते तु तस्य हस्तगतो नयः / यः पठेच्छृणुयादेतद्भुक्तिं मुक्तिं समाप्नुयात्
gāruḍaṃ yasya haste tu tasya hastagato nayaḥ / yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādetadbhuktiṃ muktiṃ samāpnuyāt
ज्याच्या हाती गारुड पुराण आहे, त्याच्या हातीच जणू सद्नय येतो. जो हे वाचतो किंवा ऐकतो, तो भोग आणि मोक्ष दोन्ही प्राप्त करतो.
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Śāstra-holding/engagement grants ‘naya’ (right guidance); śravaṇa/paṭhana yields both worldly flourishing (bhukti) and liberation (mukti).
Vedantic Theme: Sādhana-catuṣṭaya support: śāstra as guide to viveka and vairāgya; integration of artha/kāma within dharma culminating in mokṣa.
Application: Treat study as lived guidance: read, reflect, and implement one actionable instruction; combine with nāma-japa and ethical discipline for ‘bhukti-mukti’ balance.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated promise of bhukti-mukti through Viṣṇu-oriented practice and śāstra-śravaṇa
FAQs
This verse presents a phala-śruti: reading or even listening to the Garuḍa Purāṇa grants both practical well-being (bhukti) and spiritual freedom (mukti), and provides direct guidance (nayaḥ).
By emphasizing ‘nayaḥ’ (right guidance) and ‘mukti’ (liberation), it frames the text as a practical guide that leads one from worldly life toward release—central to the Purāṇa’s teachings on dharma, rites, and the afterlife.
Keep regular śravaṇa/pāṭha (listening/reading) of the Garuḍa Purāṇa, and apply its ethical guidance in daily conduct; treat scripture as a living manual for dharma, not only a funeral-time text.