Shloka 16

Sandhyā-Upāsanā Vidhi: Prāṇāyāma, Water Purification, Aghāmarpaṇa, Sūrya Worship, Nyāsa, and Gāyatrī Japa

Devanagari script

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नुयात् / परोरजसि सावदों तुरीयपदमीरितम्

Transliteration

sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmalokamavāpnuyāt / parorajasi sāvadoṃ turīyapadamīritam

Translation

Sesiapa yang terbebas daripada segala dosa akan mencapai alam Brahmā. Bahkan melampaui ranah rajas (nafsu/gelora), dinyatakan adanya “turīya-pada”, keadaan keempat, kedudukan yang paling luhur.

Word by Word

• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विनिर्मुक्त (कृदन्त; √मुच् (धातु) + वि-निर् उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण—‘सर्वपापेभ्यः विनिर्मुक्तः’ (freed from all sins)

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: the world of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन् + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मपद (object)

• अवाप्नुयात्: may attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) + अव (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परः: higher; beyond
• परः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (implied: परः [लोकः/पदः])

• रजसि: in rajas (the rajas-guṇa)
• रजसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• सावदः: with sound/with utterance (reading-dependent)
• सावदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सावद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (textual reading uncertain: ‘सावदों/सावदः’)

• तुरीयपदम्: the fourth state/position (turīya)
• तुरीयपदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘तुरीयं पदम्’

• ईरितम्: is declared/said
• ईरितम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ईर् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थ—‘उक्तम्/प्रकीर्तितम्’

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sinlessness/purity leads to higher worlds, yet the supreme goal is turīya—beyond rajas and the guṇas.

Vedantic Theme: Turīya as the transcendental fourth (witness-consciousness) beyond waking/dream/deep sleep; guṇātīta orientation.

Application: Cultivate sattva through ethical restraint, mantra/meditation, and inner witnessing; treat heavenly attainments as secondary to realization beyond guṇas.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: loka (cosmic realm)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.36.17 (purity prerequisite; sandhyā); Garuda Purana 1.37.1-2 (Gāyatrī japa as purifier and moksha-aid)

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaloka
• Turīya

FAQs

What is the importance of freedom from sins (pāpa) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links complete release from pāpa with eligibility for higher realms like Brahmaloka and points onward to transcendence, showing purification as a prerequisite for spiritual ascent.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It outlines a progression: moral and karmic purification removes obstacles, enabling ascent to Brahmaloka, and then indicates an even higher goal—turīya—beyond the guṇa of rajas.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live ethically to reduce harmful karma, cultivate sattva through discipline and devotion, and pursue inner stillness aimed at transcending agitation (rajas) toward steady spiritual awareness.