Shloka 36

Devanagari script

गारुडं यस्य हस्ते तु तस्य हस्तगतो नयः / यः पठेच्छृणुयादेतद्भुक्तिं मुक्तिं समाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

gāruḍaṃ yasya haste tu tasya hastagato nayaḥ / yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādetadbhuktiṃ muktiṃ samāpnuyāt

Translation

Bagi sesiapa yang di tangannya ada Garuḍa Purāṇa, petunjuk yang benar seakan-akan berada di tangan itu sendiri. Sesiapa yang membacanya atau mendengarnya akan memperoleh kesejahteraan duniawi dan juga mokṣa (pembebasan).

Word by Word

• गारुडम्: the Garuḍa (text)
• गारुडम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• हस्ते: in (his) hand
• हस्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/contrast-emphasis)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• हस्तगतः: come into the hand/within grasp
• हस्तगतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (गम् धातु + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; समासः सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (हस्ते गतः)

• नयः: policy/means/guide
• नयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक

• पठेत्: should read
• पठेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शृणुयात्: should listen
• शृणुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भुक्तिम्: enjoyment/worldly prosperity
• भुक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समाप्नुयात्: should attain
• समाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

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.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated promise of bhukti-mukti through Viṣṇu-oriented practice and śāstra-śravaṇa

Characters & Entities

• Garuda Purana
• Garuḍa (implied as the text’s namesake)

FAQs

What is the importance of reading or hearing the Garuda Purana according to this verse?

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).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana’s framework?

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.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

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.