Moksha Sadhana Prakarana Adhyaya 12 Shloka 27 - Garuda Purana | Malay | Vedapath

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Shloka 27

Jñāna-hetu-nirūpaṇa

On the Causes/Means of Knowledge

Devanagari script

पूर्णानन्दज्ञानदेहो ऽपि नित्यं सदा शरीरी भाष्यते भक्तिमद्भिः / यतस्तव प्राकृतो नास्ति देहो ह्यतोपि नित्यमशरीरीति च स्मृतः

Transliteration

pūrṇānandajñānadeho 'pi nityaṃ sadā śarīrī bhāṣyate bhaktimadbhiḥ / yatastava prākṛto nāsti deho hyatopi nityamaśarīrīti ca smṛtaḥ

Translation

Walaupun Engkau kekal sebagai ‘tubuh’ yang tersusun daripada kebahagiaan sempurna dan pengetahuan, para bhakta tetap menyebut-Mu sebagai “yang bertubuh”. Namun kerana Engkau sama sekali tidak mempunyai tubuh material (prakṛta), maka Engkau juga diingati sebagai “yang tidak bertubuh” untuk selama-lamanya.

Word by Word

पूर्ण-आनन्द-ज्ञान-देहः(one whose) body is fullness, bliss, and knowledge

अपिalso/even

नित्यम्always

सदाalways

शरीरीembodied (one with a body)

भाष्यतेis spoken/called

भक्तिमद्भिःby the devotees

यतःsince

तवyour

प्राकृतःmaterial

नnot

अस्तिexists/is

देहःbody

हिindeed/for

अतःtherefore

अपिalso

नित्यम्always

अशरीरीbodiless

इतिthus

चand

स्मृतःis remembered/called

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhaktas speak of Bhagavan’s divine form as ‘embodied’ (for worship and intimacy), yet scripture affirms He is ‘ashariri’ in the sense of being free from prakritic limitation; His ‘body’ is consciousness-bliss, not matter.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-nirguna reconciliation: transcendental form (divya-vigraha) without materiality; acintya-bhedabheda/qualified non-dual style harmonization—form affirmed without prakriti.

Application: In worship, relate to Vishnu’s form with love while keeping philosophical clarity that the divine form is not material; this prevents both crude anthropomorphism and dry negation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): Vishnu’s divya-svarupa descriptions; teachings distinguishing divya-deha from prakrita-deha

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

Bhaktas (devotees)

FAQs

What is the importance of calling Vishnu both ‘embodied’ and ‘bodiless’ in the Garuda Purana?

This verse clarifies that the Lord’s form is not made of material nature; devotees speak of his divine form for worship, while scripture also calls him bodiless to deny any prakṛta (material) embodiment.

How does this verse explain the difference between a material body and the Lord’s form?

It states that the Lord’s ‘body’ is complete bliss and consciousness, unlike embodied beings whose bodies are products of prakṛti; therefore, he is aśarīrī with respect to material composition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Worship the Lord’s form with devotion while remembering his transcendence—avoid projecting human limitations onto the divine, and cultivate pure bhakti grounded in right understanding.