Shloka 37

Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi

Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

तदनन्तरजान्वक्ष्ये शृणु वीन्द्र समाहितः / श्रवणान्मोक्षमाप्नोति महापापाद्विमुच्यते

Transliteration

tadanantarajānvakṣye śṛṇu vīndra samāhitaḥ / śravaṇānmokṣamāpnoti mahāpāpādvimucyate

Translation

Selepas itu akan aku jelaskan perkara yang menyusul—dengarlah dengan tumpuan, wahai Vīndra (Garuḍa), yang terbaik antara burung. Dengan mendengar ajaran ini, seseorang mencapai mokṣa (pembebasan) dan terlepas bahkan daripada dosa-dosa besar.

Word by Word

• tad-anantara-jān: those born/coming after that (subsequent ones)
• tad-anantara-jān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + anantara (प्रातिपदिक) + jan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘तदनन्तराः जनाः’ = people after that (subsequent beings)

• vakṣye: I will tell
• vakṣye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• vīndra: O best of heroes
• vīndra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास: ‘वीरः इन्द्रः’ = best of heroes

• samāhitaḥ: composed, attentive
• samāhitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Kridanta), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; अर्थः: composed/collected (mind)

• śravaṇāt: from hearing, by listening
• śravaṇāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• mokṣam: liberation
• mokṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• mahā-pāpāt: from great sin
• mahā-pāpāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास: ‘महच्च तत् पापम्’

• vimucyate: is freed
• vimucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘is released’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa (hearing sacred teaching) itself becomes a means to liberation and sin-destruction when done with samāhita (collected attention).

Vedantic Theme: Śravaṇa as the first limb of jñāna-mārga (śravaṇa–manana–nididhyāsana); pāpa-kṣaya through sattvic knowledge and devotion.

Application: Adopt disciplined listening: set intention, minimize distraction, reflect afterward; treat scriptural hearing as daily sādhana for ethical cleansing and inner freedom.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (didactic transitions frequently promise phala-śruti: hearing/reciting grants merit and purification)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of śravaṇa (hearing) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that attentive listening to the Purana’s teaching itself is a liberating practice, capable of leading to moksha and cleansing even major sins.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It emphasizes a key method for spiritual uplift: receiving the teaching with concentration. The promised result—freedom from great sin and liberation—frames knowledge heard in the right spirit as a direct aid to the soul’s release.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Regularly listen to or study sacred teachings with focused attention, treating śravaṇa as a discipline that supports ethical living, repentance, and spiritual clarity.